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| Time reversal: Time reversal is a theoretical concept that states that the laws of physics could remain unchanged if the direction of time is reversed. See also symmetries, laws, laws of nature, asymmetry, time._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Alan Sokal on Time Reversal - Dictionary of Arguments
Sokal I 171 Time Reversal/Baudrillard/Bricmont/Sokal: (J. Baudrillard 1991)(1): Baudrillard speaks here of a reversibility of the causal order... triumph of the effect on the cause... "Floating and blurring of the laws"..."possible reversibility".... >Symmetries, >Equations, >Laws of Nature. >Physical laws, >J. Baudrillard. SokalVsBaudrillard: it is difficult to decide what Baudrillard means by the "reversal" of a physical law. In physics, we speak of the reversibility of laws as an abbreviation for the "invariance to time reversal". This applies to all physical laws except for the weak interaction. Sokal I 172 However, this also applies to Newtonian mechanics. On the contrary, a new discovery is the non-reversibility of weak interactions in 1964. Causality/Sokal: in any case, the reversibility of physical laws has nothing to do with an alleged "reversibility of the causal order". >Causality, >Time, >Causation, >Cause >Effect. 1. J. Baudrillard Die fatalen Strategien, München, 1991._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Sokal I Alan Sokal Jean Bricmont Fashionabel Nonsense. Postmodern Intellectuals Abuse of Science, New York 1998 German Edition: Eleganter Unsinn. Wie die Denker der Postmoderne die Wissenschaften missbrauchen München 1999 Sokal II Alan Sokal Fashionable Nonsense: Postmodern Intellectuals’ Abuse of Science New York 1999 |
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