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Is time reversible?

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  • Yaroslav Shramko Kryvyi Rih National University

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https://doi.org/10.12775/LLP.2014.023

Keywords

time, process, direction of time, reversibility of time, Trojan Fly

Abstract

This paper presents an elementary logical proof of time irreversibility. To this effect, we construct a simple mathematical model of a process, which can demonstrably be shown to be irreversible in the sense that it cannot be reproduced in a backward direction by the very conditions of its construction. To model this process we employ a puzzle problem (paradox) referred to in the literature as “Austin’s Dog” or “Trojan Fly”.

Author Biography

Yaroslav Shramko, Kryvyi Rih National University

Department of Philosophy

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2014-12-09

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SHRAMKO, Yaroslav. Is time reversible?. Logic and Logical Philosophy. Online. 9 December 2014. Vol. 24, no. 2, p. 143–153. [Accessed 13 May 2025]. DOI 10.12775/LLP.2014.023.
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