Presupposes lower entropy
As an explanation for the low initial entropy of the universe, inflationary cosmology does not work since for it to work the dark energy had to begin in an even lower entropy configuration. The puzzle is pushed back a step rather than resolved.
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The Arrow of Time  »The Arrow of Time 
The physics of time »The physics of time
The thermodynamic arrow »The thermodynamic arrow
Why do we see an entropy gradient? »Why do we see an entropy gradient?
Asymmetric boundary condition »Asymmetric boundary condition
Past hypothesis »Past hypothesis
Why low entropy in the past? »Why low entropy in the past?
Inflationary universe »Inflationary universe
Presupposes lower entropy
Fluctuations in de Sitter space »Fluctuations in de Sitter space
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