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Quantum solution to ‘arrow of time’ dilemma raises skepticsm

AUG 28, 2009
Physics Today
guardian.co.uk : For all we know we may live in a world in which windows unbreak and cold cups of coffee spontaneously heat up, we just don’t remember. The explanation is quantum entanglement, says Lorenzo Maccone at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , but other physicists, such as Huw Price, head of the Centre for Time at the University of Sydney , remain skeptical. Related Link Quantum Solution to the Arrow-of-Time Dilemma Phys. Rev. Lett.
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