Social Thermodynamics

An Interdisciplinary View

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Buch | Hardcover
416 Seiten
2023 | New edition
Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-1-63667-068-3 (ISBN)

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Social Thermodynamics - Zhi Cheng
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lt;p>This book studies various social issues from the perspective of thermodynamics. By quantifying some important parameters, social thermodynamics can be used to analyze the relationship between social pressure, social temperature and social space, and judge the possibility of phase transition in social systems.


lt;p>In today's changing world, all kinds of problems are plaguing people's thinking. Why is there a conflict between Russia and Ukraine? Why did the Soviet Union continue to expand and interfere in the internal affairs of other countries? What is the difference between Roma in Europe and Hakka in China? What impact does the change in global temperature have on the development of human society? Why did the United States lose in Vietnam and Afghanistan? This book uses the knowledge of thermodynamics to explore the problems of social systems. We can even apply the theory of social thermodynamics to the animal world to see why the polygamous societies of lions are so markedly different from the monogamous societies of wolves. By quantifying some important parameters, the social thermodynamic system can be used to analyze the relationship between social pressure, social temperature and social space, and obtain corresponding critical parameters to judge the possibility of phase transition in social systems. At the same time, the state of the social system can be judged according to entropy and free energy. The main focus of this book is sociology, so the mathematics used is relatively simple.

Zhi Cheng graduated from the Department of Physics of Beijing Normal University in 1988 then worked at the School of Education of Guangzhou University until 2015. He is currently an independent scholar engaged in research work on theoretical physics, sociology, and cognitive science. He has published eight Chinese and English academic books including A Concise Introduction to General Relativity, Cognitive Development Theory.

List of Figures – List of Tables – Preface – Ethical considerations for this book – Thermodynamics and sociological fundamentals – Information processing and the formation of society – Interactions in the social systems – Thermodynamic parameters of biological systems – Basic social thermodynamic equations – Social thermodynamic phase transitions – Social-oriented society – Family-oriented society – Balanced society – References – Appendix I – Appendix II – Appendix III – Appendix IV.

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Zusatzinfo 29 Illustrations, unspecified
Sprache englisch
Maße 150 x 225 mm
Gewicht 695 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Thermodynamik
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Empirische Sozialforschung
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Mikrosoziologie
Schlagworte balanced society • Cheng • family-oriented society • interaction • Interdisciplinary • Marx • Social • social-oriented society • Social Thermodynamics: An Interdisciplinary View • Sociology • thermodynamics • Van der Waals equaltion • View • Zhi Cheng
ISBN-10 1-63667-068-7 / 1636670687
ISBN-13 978-1-63667-068-3 / 9781636670683
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