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Loschmidt's paradox

in physics, the apparent contradiction that time-irreversible macrophysics arises from time-symmetric microphysics
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Loschmidt's paradox

Summary

Loschmidt's paradox is a paradox[1]. It draws 158 Wikipedia views per month (paradox category, ranking #38 of 104).[2]

Key Facts

  • Loschmidt's paradox is credited with the discovery of Johann Josef Loschmidt[3].
  • Loschmidt's paradox's instance of is recorded as paradox[4].
  • Johann Josef Loschmidt is named after Loschmidt's paradox[5].
  • Loschmidt's paradox's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1876-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Loschmidt's paradox's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/034nkq[7].
  • Loschmidt's paradox's studied by is recorded as statistical physics[8].
  • Loschmidt's paradox's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 129138066[9].

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Works and Contributions

Loschmidt's paradox is credited with the discovery of Johann Josef Loschmidt[3].

Why It Matters

Loschmidt's paradox draws 158 Wikipedia views per month (paradox category, ranking #38 of 104).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Johann Josef Loschmidt

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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