A tale of two arrows

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 37 (3):542-558 (2006)
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In this paper I propose a reasonably sharp formulation of the temporal asymmetry of radiation. I criticize accounts that propose to derive the asymmetry from a low-entropy assumption characterizing the state of the early universe and argue that these accounts fail, since they presuppose the very asymmetry they are intended to derive. r 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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10.1016/j.shpsb.2005.03.004

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Mathias Frisch
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