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Past events never come back
X. de Hemptinne
Time can be defined as the duration between events. It is irreversible. When used as a variable in quantifying the changing properties of matter, this irreversibility of time is in…
The Dynamics of Thermodynamics
J. Kumicak, X. de Hemptinne
Thermodynamic relations are derived from first principles of mechanics for non-equilibrium processes. Since the key role herein is played by the law of increase of entropy, the lat…
The Source of Irreversibility in Macroscopic Dynamics
X de Hemptinne
The dynamics of irreversible relaxation of non-equilibrium macroscopic systems is discussed. Arguments are developed showing that the general process is supported by two independen…
The ambiguous meaning of irreversibility
X. de Hemptinne
Irreversibility of spontaneous macroscopic dynamics and its asymmetry with respect to the sign reversal of the variable is usually interpreted as a genuine property of complex…