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Yet Another Approach to Loschmidt's Paradox

Statistical Mechanics 2019-02-20 v2

Abstract

The works by Lev Petrovich Pitaevskii are reference points for choosing an interesting research topic. An example is the article [Phys. Usp. Vol.54, pp.625-632, 2011] https://doi.org/10.3367/UFNe.0181.201106d.0647 which promotes rigorous results in non-equilibrium statistical physics. In present paper, we rigorously prove that a non-equilibrium state, on the average, is a local entropy minimum. This statement corresponds to the "entropy growth" of statistical mechanics and does not violate time reversal symmetry of microscopic motion: the first-order time derivative of the entropy is zero S˙=0\dot{S}=0, while the second order derivative is non-negative S¨0\ddot{S}\ge 0.

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@article{arxiv.1801.08768,
  title  = {Yet Another Approach to Loschmidt's Paradox},
  author = {Lev A. Melnikovsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.08768},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

4 pages, 1 figure, a reference and minor remarks added. Contribution for the JETP special issue in honor of L.P.Pitaevskii's 85th birthday

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