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Loschmidt's paradox

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Also known as reversibility paradox, irreversibility paradox

in physics, the apparent contradiction that time-irreversible macrophysics arises from time-symmetric microphysics

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Vinony's link graph records 161 inbound references to Loschmidt's paradox, and connects out to Maxwell's demon, Johann Josef Loschmidt and T-symmetry.

It is catalogued under topics including Non-equilibrium thermodynamics, Philosophy of thermal and statistical physics and Physical paradoxes.

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paradox
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time of discovery or invention
1876-00-00
discoverer or inventor
Johann Josef Loschmidt

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