On the statistical physics of space-time events, and the arrow of time
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Alexandre Harvey-Tremblay
2018
Abstract
Consistent with special relativity and statistical physics, we construct the partition function of space-time events. We then study it in the context of time and space and show that the traditional arrow of time is promoted to an arrow of space-time. Using Fermi-Dirac statistics, we find that the new arrow essentially describes a "waterfall" of space-time events. This "waterfall" recedes in space-time at the speed of light towards the direction of the future as it "flood" local space with events. The framework augments the standard description of time given by the arrow of time to one formally able to distinguish between three "modes" of macroscopic time: the past, the present and the future, represented by space-like entropy, light-like entropy, and time-like entropy, respectively, and in a manner consistent with our experience of said modes.<br>
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