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<strong>phy1004</strong>W<br />

Thermal Physics<br />

Reversible processes<br />

IG-10<br />

Many processes in <strong>physics</strong> are reversible, eg<br />

atomic collisions, or frictionless 2-d elastic collisions<br />

• Cannot tell forward movie from backward<br />

• Collisions possible in both directions<br />

• Laws of <strong>physics</strong> (strong, electromagnetic,<br />

gravitational interactions) completely reversible<br />

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