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Quantum electrodynamics is a time-symmetric theory that is part of the electroweak interaction, which is invariant under a generalized form of this symmetry, the PCT transformation. The thesis is defended that the arrow of time in electrodynamics is a consequence of the assumption of an initial state of high order, together with the quantum version of the equiprobability postulate.
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Keywords | Physics Temporal Asymmetry |
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Reprint years | 2006 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.shpsb.2005.03.003 |
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