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Kac ring

In statistical mechanics, the Kac ring is a toy model introduced by Mark Kac in 1956 to explain how the second law of thermodynamics emerges from time-symmetric interactions between molecules (see reversibility paradox). Although artificial, the model is notable as a mathematically transparent example of coarse-graining and is used as a didactic tool in…

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Kac ring

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related to Formulation · 8
Kac ring → After, An, Each, If, Some, The, The Kac, Whenever
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Kac ring → manifestation of more general Poincaré recurrence, toy model introduced by Mark Kac in 1956 to explain how the second law of thermodynamics emerges from time-symmetric interactions between molecules

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Kac ringis atoy model introduced by Mark Kac in 1956 to explain how the second law of thermodynamics emerges from time-symmetric interactions between molecules0.90text
Kac ringis amanifestation of more general Poincaré recurrence0.90text
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Kac ringrelated to FormulationEach0.60section
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