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Area of Science:

  • Thermodynamics
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Loschmidt's paradox questions how reversible molecular reactions lead to irreversible macroscopic changes.
  • Existing theories like Boltzmann's H-function attempt to reconcile this discrepancy.
  • The arrow of time in chemical systems remains a fundamental question in physics and biology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the statistical mechanics of irreversible chemical thermodynamics in muscle tissue.
  • To resolve long-standing paradoxes in science related to time's directionality.
  • To propose a new framework for understanding irreversible processes.

Main Methods:

  • Observation of statistical mechanics in muscle tissue.
  • Application of principles analogous to Boltzmann's H theorem.
  • Utilizing a simple statistical argument to analyze molecular and ensemble states.

Main Results:

  • Chemical reaction energy landscapes evolve irreversibly, driving reactions forward.
  • A molecular-ensemble duality exists, with two different non-scalable entropies.
  • This duality applies to systems across all scales.

Conclusions:

  • The study inverts common understandings of mechanistic agency and the arrow of time.
  • All molecular mechanisms previously proposed for irreversible ensemble processes are disproven.
  • A new perspective on irreversibility and time's direction is established.