tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500584444083499721.post4756902202746545033..comments2024-03-24T09:28:42.755+01:00Comments on CJ on Mathematics and Science: Quantum Information Can Be LostClaes Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411413338950388898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500584444083499721.post-80582330287451251612016-08-03T20:13:10.062+02:002016-08-03T20:13:10.062+02:00Boltzmann's key argument is that things are li...Boltzmann's key argument is that things are likely to evolve from less probable states to more probabable states, thus giving time a direction from improbable to probable. But this is empty tautology as something being true by definition. It is self-evident that more probable states will trend to occur more frequently than less probable states.Claes Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411413338950388898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500584444083499721.post-81606225845809951052016-08-03T00:01:50.848+02:002016-08-03T00:01:50.848+02:00Just a short thought 'experiment' in secti...Just a short thought 'experiment' in section 6 above reading, "Boltzmann's "proof" was based an argument that things that do happen do that because they are "more probable" than things which do not happen.".<br /><br />The way I read this, although I know it does not say it out loud, is "For it is statistically improbable to occur, thus it does not occur."<br /><br />Hence, one never wins on the lottery for it is highly improbable one will win, yet sometimes someone wins.<br /><br />I would love to see a mathematical notation as to how to interpret the sentence in the sixth section above, just for the fun of it.Mike Jhttp://carbogenic.comnoreply@blogger.com