MIRRORS AND THE DIRECTION OF TIME

Authors
Citation
F. Arntzenius, MIRRORS AND THE DIRECTION OF TIME, Philosophy of science, 64(4), 1997, pp. 213-222
Citations number
3
Journal title
ISSN journal
00318248
Volume
64
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Supplement
S
Pages
213 - 222
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-8248(1997)64:4<213:MATDOT>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The frequencies with which photons pass through half-silvered mirrors in the forward direction of time is always approximately 1/2, whereas the frequencies with which photons pass through mirrors in the backwar d direction in time can be highly time-dependent. I argue that whether one should infer from this time-asymmetric phenomenon that time has a n objective direction will depend on one's interpretation of quantum m echanics.