Time & Causality
Time symmetry of microphysical law
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Fundamental dynamical laws are (nearly) invariant under time reversal, so the macroscopic arrow of time cannot come from the dynamics alone and must be sought in boundary conditions.
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- supportsw40SPECULATIONTime is emergent, not fundamental
Time-symmetric microphysics suggests time's arrow is not fundamental.