0 Indeterminism and Time Symmetry are Incompatible : Reply to Rȩbilas
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Rȩbilas argues that time-reversal can occur even in an indeterministic system. This hypothesis is untestable, hence lying beyond physics. PACS: 01.55.+b; 03.65.Bz; 04.70.Dy; 05.70.-a
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تاریخ انتشار 2000