2003/03/01 by V. I. Yukalov · 1 citation
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Acceleration #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #Classical mechanics #Computer science #Divergence (linguistics) #Dynamical systems theory #Exponent #Mathematical analysis #Mathematics #Nonlinear system #Phase space #Physics #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum chaos and dynamical systems #Stability (learning theory) #Stability theory #Statistical physics #Thermodynamics #Volume (thermodynamics) #cond-mat #nlin.CD
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0375-9601(03)00056-2
published as Phys. Lett. A 308 (2003) 313-318 · 7 pages, Revtex
openalex publication_date 2003/03/01 · arxiv created 2003/03/24 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
A physical system is called quasi-isolated if it subject to small random uncontrollable perturbations. Such a system is, in general, stochastically unstable. Moreover, its phase-space volume at asymptotically large time expands. This can be described by considering the local expansion exponent. Several examples illustrate that the stability indices and expansion exponents of quasi-isolated systems are not only asymptotically positive but are asymptotically increasing. This means that the divergence of dynamical trajectories and the expansion of phase volume at large time occurs with acceleration. Such a strongly irreversible evolution of quasi-isolated systems explains the irreversibility of time.