The philosophy of time reversal / Cristian Lopez

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

López, Cristian, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of physics

Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of physics, 2632-413X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Time reversal--Philosophy.

Time reversal.

Time.

time.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"This Element explores the conceptual complexity of time reversal in the philosophy of physics. It aims to show that time reversal, as a symmetry transformation, should not be regarded as a mere mathematical artifice applied to physical equations. It is rather a conceptually rich and multifaceted notion, one whose meaning and implementation are shaped by a combination of metaphysical commitments and heuristic-methodological strategies. Far from being a neutral tool, the way we define and apply time reversal encodes assumptions about the nature of time itself, its relation to motion, about the role of symmetries in physical theories, and about the relation between mathematical symmetries and the world they purport to describe. Such conceptual complexity also has implication for related debates, such as that of the direction of time"-- Cambridge core

Contents:

Time reversal in the received view

Time reversal and the metaphysics of time

Time reversal and time-reversal invariance

Time reversal and the direction of time

Conclusion : Time reversal, from physics to philosophy and back

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed July 16, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: López, Cristian Philosophy of time reversal

ISBN:

9781009667272

1009667270

9781009667258

1009667254

OCLC:

1591026709

Publisher Number:

CIPO000401476

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license