The Direction of Time¶
Reichenbach, H. (1956). The Direction of Time. University of California Press.
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Primes¶
- Causality
This sourceStates the common-cause principle (a correlation demands a direct cause, reverse cause, or common cause) and derives temporal/causal asymmetry from the entropy gradient and the universe's low-entropy past.
- Correlation
- Reichenbach (1956) sharpened this with his common-cause principle, clarifying that a correlation between two events demands some explanation (direct cause, reverse cause, or common cause) even though the correlation itself does not say which.
This sourceStates the common-cause principle: a correlation between two events that do not cause one another implies a common cause rendering them conditionally independent — so a correlation demands some explanation even though it does not specify which.
- Reichenbach (1956) sharpened this with his common-cause principle, clarifying that a correlation between two events demands some explanation (direct cause, reverse cause, or common cause) even though the correlation itself does not say which.
Mechanisms¶
- Remote Pair Correlation Test
- Its failure mode is the oldest one in statistics: a strong correlation can be produced entirely by a lurking common cause, so the test can flag a "remote coupling" that is really two effects of one hidden driver.
This sourceExplains that a strong remote correlation can be produced by two effects of one hidden common cause rather than direct coupling.
- Its failure mode is the oldest one in statistics: a strong correlation can be produced entirely by a lurking common cause, so the test can flag a "remote coupling" that is really two effects of one hidden driver.
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