- New
-
Topics
- All Categories
- Metaphysics and Epistemology
- Value Theory
- Science, Logic, and Mathematics
- Science, Logic, and Mathematics
- Logic and Philosophy of Logic
- Philosophy of Biology
- Philosophy of Cognitive Science
- Philosophy of Computing and Information
- Philosophy of Mathematics
- Philosophy of Physical Science
- Philosophy of Social Science
- Philosophy of Probability
- General Philosophy of Science
- Philosophy of Science, Misc
- History of Western Philosophy
- Philosophical Traditions
- Philosophy, Misc
- Other Academic Areas
- Journals
- Submit material
- More
The metaphysics of time reversal: Hutchison on classical mechanics
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 46 (3):331-340 (1995)
Abstract
What grounds the standard claim that classical mechanics is time-reversal invariant? Hutchison (1993, 1995) challenges the conventional reasoning underlying the belief that classical mechanics is time reversal invariant and argues that it is not in any well-defined sense. I find a defensible criterion that will exclude his cases, thereby rescuing a sense in which we can say that classical mechanics is time reversal invariant.Author's Profile
Other Versions
No versions found
My notes
Similar books and articles
Time-Reversal Invariance and Ontology.Ward Struyve - 2025 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 76 (3):619-637.
Is classical mechanics time reversal invariant?Steven F. Savitt - 1994 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 45 (3):907-913.
When we do (and do not) have a classical arrow of time.Bryan W. Roberts - 2013 - Philosophy of Science 80 (5):1112-1124.
Time Reversal Invariance in Quantum Mechanics.Reza Moulavi Ardakani - 2017 - Dissertation, Texas Tech University
The criterion for time symmetry of probabilistic theories and the reversibility of quantum mechanics.Andrew Thomas Holster - 2003 - New Journal of Physics 5 (130).
Understanding Time Reversal in Quantum Mechanics: A New Derivation.Shan Gao - 2022 - Foundations of Physics 52 (5):1-7.
Time-Reversal, Irreversibility and Arrow of Time in Quantum Mechanics.M. Castagnino, M. Gadella & O. Lombardi - 2006 - Foundations of Physics 36 (3):407-426.
Roads to the past: how to go and not to go backward in time in quantum theories.Cristian López - 2019 - European Journal for Philosophy of Science 9 (2):27.
The physics and the philosophy of time reversal in standard quantum mechanics.Cristian López - 2021 - Synthese 199 (5-6):14267-14292.
Analytics
Added to PP
2009-01-28
Downloads
255 (#162,762)
6 months
40 (#213,000)
2009-01-28
Downloads
255 (#162,762)
6 months
40 (#213,000)
Historical graph of downloads
Author's Profile
Citations of this work
A field guide to recent work on the foundations of statistical mechanics.Roman Frigg - 2008 - In Dean Rickles, The Ashgate Companion to Contemporary Philosophy of Physics. Ashgate. pp. 99-196.
Should physical symmetries guide metaphysics? Two reasons why they should maybe not.Cristian López - 2023 - European Journal for Philosophy of Science 13 (2):1-23.
Time in Thermodynamics.Jill North - 2011 - In Craig Callender, The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Time. Oxford, GB: Oxford University Press. pp. 312--350.
Is time 'handed' in a quantum world?Craig Callender - 2000 - Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 100 (1):247-269.
Try MATCHA Writer if you're interested in citing directly from PhilPapers and certifying your authorship.
This site uses cookies and Google Analytics (see our terms & conditions for details regarding the privacy implications). Use of this site is subject to terms & conditions.
All rights reserved by The PhilPapers Foundation