The Past Hypothesis

Boltzmann explains why entropy will be larger in the future, but he doesn't show why it was smaller in the past. Learn that physics can't account for this difference except by assuming that the universe started in a state of very low entropy. This assumption is called the past hypothesis.

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Kanopy (Firm)
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Film Elektronisch
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Nichtbestimmte Sprache
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[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015.
Zusammenfassung:
Boltzmann explains why entropy will be larger in the future, but he doesn't show why it was smaller in the past. Learn that physics can't account for this difference except by assuming that the universe started in a state of very low entropy. This assumption is called the past hypothesis.
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1 online resource (streaming video file)
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Title from title frames.
In Process Record.
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Du:ra:ti
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Schlagworte:
Applied Science
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