Father Time I:. does the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation Provide a Universal Arrow of Time?
Abstract
It was demonstrated in a recent paper (Mod. Phys. Lett. A13, 1265 (1998), hep-th/9902020) that the existence of a nonthermodynamic arrow of time at the atomic level is a fundamental requirement for conservation of energy in matter-radiation interaction. In this letter we show that the cosmic microwave background radiation can provide this time's arrow to all particles in the universe that are acted on by the electromagnetic field.
- Publication:
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Modern Physics Letters A
- Pub Date:
- 1999
- DOI:
- 10.1142/S0217732399002601
- arXiv:
- arXiv:quant-ph/9903053
- Bibcode:
- 1999MPLA...14.2499D
- Keywords:
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- Quantum Physics;
- Astrophysics;
- High Energy Physics - Theory
- E-Print:
- To appear in Mod.Phys.Lett. A. This is a slightly revised version which has been communicated to the EPS-HEP99 Conference at Tampere, Finland (15-21 July 1999) [Abs 12_204]