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Quote: the diffusion of perfume always proceeds in the same direction, but its microscopic events are freely reversible

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statistical mechanics

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THOUGHT EXPERIMENT concerning the diffusion of perfume reveals … is defined by microscopic events each of which … A molecule following a reversed trajectory [back into the bottle] would obey all the laws of physics, and indeed it … part of a forward experiment or a reversed …   Google-1   Google-2

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