The thermodynamics of time

Understand

The problem of time is a deep paradox in our physical description of the world.

• According to Aristotle's relational theory, time is a measure of change and does not exist on its own.
• In contrast, quantum mechanics, just like Newtonian mechanics, is equipped with a master clock that dictates the evolution of a system.
• This clock is infinitely precise and tacitly supplied free of charge from outside physics.