An invertibility paradox

Authors
Binder, PM Pedraza, JM Garzon, S
Citation
Pm. Binder et al., An invertibility paradox, AM J PHYS, 67(12), 1999, pp. 1091-1093
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
ISSN journal
00029505 → ACNP
Volume
67
Issue
12
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1091 - 1093
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9505(199912)67:12<1091:AIP>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The chaotic volume-preserving standard map is used to illustrate the invert ibility paradox, which is related to the reversibility paradox of the micro scopic foundations of thermodynamics. The new paradox, whose resolution rel ies exclusively on phase-space arguments, gives insight into Boltzmann's or iginal resolution of the reversibility paradox. (C) 1999 American Associati on of Physics Teachers.