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Time reversal in classical mechanics (x(t)↦x(−t))

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Time reversal in classical mechanics reverses the order of a trajectory's states and the sign of its velocities. A coordinate is time-even, while its velocity is time-odd. Microscopic reversibility compares a path with this physical reversal, including the correct equilibrium initial weights.

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