¿Qué significa “invertir el tiempo” en física?
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https://doi.org/10.35588/cc.v6d7828Palabras clave:
Filosofía de la física, Filosofía del tiempo, Inversión temporal, Simetrías, Metafísica del tiempoResumen
En este artículo exploraré el concepto de inversión temporal en física. Argumentaré que la complejidad de la inversión temporal se debe a dos planos que juegan un papel fundamental en la conceptualización e implementación del concepto: un plano metafísico y un plano heurístico-metodológico. Posiciones alternativas en cada uno de estos planos guían y determinan (de manera parcial) cómo se entiende la inversión temporal. El resultado no es sólo una importante complejidad conceptual de qué significa invertir el tiempo en física, sino también una cierta subdeterminación en el abanico de respuestas posibles.
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