
arXiv: 1401.3734
We argue that in Universes where future and past differ only by the entropy content a psychological arrow of time pointing in the direction of entropy increase can arise from natural selection in biological evolution. We show that this effect can be demonstrated in very simple toy computer simulations of evolution in an entropy increasing or decreasing environment.
12 pages, 5 figures. Version accepted for publication in Journal of Modern Physics
Physics - General Physics, General Physics (physics.gen-ph), Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO), FOS: Biological sciences, FOS: Physical sciences, Other Quantitative Biology (q-bio.OT), Quantitative Biology - Other Quantitative Biology, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Physics - General Physics, General Physics (physics.gen-ph), Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO), FOS: Biological sciences, FOS: Physical sciences, Other Quantitative Biology (q-bio.OT), Quantitative Biology - Other Quantitative Biology, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
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