Can Quantum Thermodynamics Save Time?

Philosophy of Science 88 (2):281-302 (2021)
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The thermal time hypothesis is a proposed solution to the problem of time: a coarse-grained state determines a thermal dynamics according to which it is in equilibrium, and this defines the f...

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