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appears assumption asymmetry becomes behaviour black hole boundary branch systems called chapter charged classical closed collapse collisions complete condition considered constant contains continue corresponding cosmological coupled damping density depends described direction discussed distribution disturbance effect energy ensemble entropy equal equation equilibrium event example existence expansion expression fact field figure finite flow fluctuation fluid follows force frame function future given gravitational increase initial integral interaction irreversibility isolated known limit macroscopic matter means measurement motion moving nature object observer obtained occur operator origin particle photons Phys physical position possible present Press probability processes properties quantity quantum mechanics radiation random reached referred region relativity representative requires result retarded reversal scale solution space stars statistical surface temperature term theorem theory thermodynamic tion uniform universe usual volume walls wave