Physical time and thermal clocks

TL;DR

This paper explores the concept of physical time, proposing that thermal and relativistic clocks measure fundamentally different times, which could lead to new theoretical and philosophical insights.

Contribution

It introduces the hypothesis that thermal time and relativistic time are incompatible, suggesting a new foundation for understanding physical time.

Findings

Thermal clocks and atomic clocks measure different physical times.

Thermal time and relativistic time are incompatible.

The hypothesis offers new perspectives in theoretical and philosophical research.

Abstract

In this paper I discuss the concept of time in physics. I consider the thermal time hypothesis and I claim that thermal clocks and atomic clocks measure different physical times, whereby thermal time and relativistic time are not compatible with each other. This hypothesis opens the possibility of a new foundation of the theory of physical time, and new perspectives in theoretical and philosophical researches.