Is the Boltzmann Equation Reversible? A Large Deviation Perspective on the Irreversibility Paradox
Freddy Bouchet
Topics & Concepts
Statistical physicsBoltzmann's entropy formulaBoltzmann constantAction (physics)Large deviations theoryMathematicsBoltzmann equationEntropy (arrow of time)Maxwell–Boltzmann distributionBoltzmann distributionConservation lawRate functionStochastic processH-theoremKinetic theoryProbability distributionPrinciple of least actionPerspective (graphical)Applied mathematicsPhysicsKinetic energyPrinciple of maximum entropyProbability theoryClassical mechanicsLattice Boltzmann methodsEmpirical measureHeuristicExpected valueRandom variableFokker–Planck equationStandard deviationInitial value problemDiffusion processAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsGas Dynamics and Kinetic TheoryStatistical Mechanics and Entropy