Social thermodynamics theory
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In physics, social thermodynamics theory attempts to describe social phenomena using an approach with the mathematical structure of thermodynamics.[1] It is based on the general variational principle of minimization of Fisher information, which is known that can be used as formal generator of equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamics.
This aim born with the derivation of Zipf's Law from first principles,[2] the prediction of scale-free ideal gases,[3] both the reproduction of city-size distributions and electoral results with competitive cluster growth processes on scale-free ideal networks, and the demonstration of the Dunbar's number as the cause of the 'six degrees of separation'.[4]
In fiction
The idea of social thermodynamics shows some similarities to the fictional science of psychohistory in Isaac Asimovs Foundation series.
References
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (arXiv.org link)
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- ↑ Unravelling the size distribution of social groups with information theory on complex networks, A. Hernando, D. Villuendas, C. Vesperinas, M. Abad, A. Plastino, submitted to European Physics Journal B (http://arxiv.org/abs/0905.3704)
