Two Types of Temporal Symmetry in the Laws of Nature

This work explores the implications of assuming time symmetry and applying bridge-type, time-symmetric temporal boundary conditions to deterministic laws of nature with random components. The analysis, drawing on the works of Kolmogorov and Anderson, leads to two forms of governing equations, referred to here as symmetric and antisymmetric. These equations account for the emergence of characteristics associated with conventional thermodynamics, the arrow of time, and a form of antecedent causality. The directional properties of time arise from the mathematical structure of Markov bridges in proximity of the corresponding temporal boundary conditions, without requiring any postulates that impose a preferred direction of time.

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Entropy
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2025-04-25
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https://doi.org/10.3390/e27050466
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Quantum Mechanics and Applications
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Two Types of Temporal Symmetry in the Laws of Nature

A. Y. Klimenko
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Two Types of Temporal Symmetry in the Laws of Nature

A. Y. Klimenko
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Abstract

This work explores the implications of assuming time symmetry and applying bridge-type, time-symmetric temporal boundary conditions to deterministic laws of nature with random components. The analysis, drawing on the works of Kolmogorov and Anderson, leads to two forms of governing equations, referred to here as symmetric and antisymmetric. These equations account for the emergence of characteristics associated with conventional thermodynamics, the arrow of time, and a form of antecedent causality. The directional properties of time arise from the mathematical structure of Markov bridges in proximity of the corresponding temporal boundary conditions, without requiring any postulates that impose a preferred direction of time.

EntropyVol. 27(5)
The University of Queensland (AU)
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Quantum Mechanics and Applications
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