What is it about?
The objective of this work is to establish the connection between energy engineering and social organization and to bring social organization under the big tent of physics. We illustratethe predictability of organization and its evolution with 2 simple models ofmovement on an area, one inanimate (river basins, generated by several rules of construction) and the other animate (distribution of heated water for use inhuman settlements)
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Why is it important?
The movement becomes more hierarchical as the size and complexity of the architecture increase. The distribution can be made more uniform (more equal) by imposing identical channels distributed uniformly over the area. The flow architecture becomes a grid instead of a tree; yet, even in designs with imposed equality, the hierarchy persists. This theoretical framework also reveals the physical meaning of innovation: It is a local design change that liberates the flow over the entire territory inhabited by the organized movers.
Perspectives
We propose that organization is a reflection of the physics reality (bio and nonbio) that it takes less power useful energy, fuel, food, and exergy) to move 1 unit of mass in bulk than to move 1 unit individually
Dr. Umit Gunes
Yildiz Teknik Universitesi
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This page is a summary of: Social organization: The thermodynamic basis, International Journal of Energy Research, June 2018, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/er.4093.
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Resources
How physics explains the evolution of social organization
Constructal law reveals how people come together to have greater access to scarce resources
Physics can explain human innovation and enlightenment
When a tree falls in a river, it impedes the water’s flow. No, this isn’t a Zen koan. It is the beginning of a description of innovation and illumination that nature provides, which we can use to understand and improve our lives and society
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