Lopez, Cristian (2021) Three facets of time‑reversal symmetry. European Journal for Philosophy of Science. ISSN 1879-4912

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Abstract

The notion of time reversal has caused some recent controversy in philosophy
of physics. The debate has mainly put the focus on how the concept of time
reversal should be formally implemented across different physical theories and
models, as if time reversal were a single, unified concept that physical theories
should capture. In this paper, I shift the focus of the debate and defend that the
concept of time reversal involves at least three facets, where each of them gives
rise to opposing views. In particular, I submit that any account of time reversal
presupposes (explicitly or implicitly) modal, metaphysical, and heuristic facets.
The comprehension of this multi-faceted nature of time reversal, I conclude,
shows that time reversal

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Lopez, Cristian cristian.lopez@unil.ch 0000-0002-2883-4037
Keywords:	Philosophy of physics · Time reversal · Symmetry · Physical laws · Modality · Time
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances
Depositing User:	Dr. Cristian Lopez
Date Deposited:	08 Jan 2025 14:13
Last Modified:	08 Jan 2025 14:13
Item ID:	24489
Journal or Publication Title:	European Journal for Philosophy of Science
Publisher:	Springer
Official URL:	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13194-0...
DOI or Unique Handle:	10.1007/s13194-021-00355-8
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances
Date:	21 May 2021
ISSN:	1879-4912
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24489

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