Social Thermodynamics: An Interdisciplinary View

ISBN-13: 9781636670683 / Angielski

Zhi Cheng

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

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.