The Arrow of Time and the Initial Conditions of the Universe
arXiv:gr-qc/0507094
Abstract
The existence of a thermodynamic arrow of time in the present universe implies that the initial state of the observable portion of our universe at (or near) the ``big bang'' must have been very ``special''. We argue that it is not plausible that these special initial conditions have a dynamical origin.
5 pages, no figures; write-up of talk given at Seven Pines "Arrows of Time" meeting, December, 2004