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Article

The Role of Information Entropy in Symmetry of Euclidean Polygons

by
Melvin M. Vopson
1,2
1
School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 3QL, UK
2
Information Physics Institute, Gosport PO12 3QP, UK
Entropy 2026, 28(5), 564; https://doi.org/10.3390/e28050564
Submission received: 25 March 2026 / Revised: 10 May 2026 / Accepted: 15 May 2026 / Published: 18 May 2026

Abstract

In this paper we investigate the relationship between Shannon information entropy and symmetry in closed Euclidean polygons within the framework of the second law of information dynamics. Using Lagrange multiplier formalism, we derive the condition for minimum entropy in a system of fixed size, showing that it occurs when all elements have equal multiplicity. Applying this result to two-dimensional polygons, we demonstrate that zero-symmetry configurations maximize entropy, while maximally symmetric shapes correspond to minimum entropy states. We show that although entropy increases with geometric descriptor complexity for asymmetric shapes, it remains invariant for maximally symmetric configurations. These results provide a quantitative basis for the association between symmetry and low information entropy, within the broader framework of information dynamics and entropy minimization principles.
Keywords: information physics; information entropy; second law of infodynamics; euclidean polygons information physics; information entropy; second law of infodynamics; euclidean polygons

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Vopson, M.M. The Role of Information Entropy in Symmetry of Euclidean Polygons. Entropy 2026, 28, 564. https://doi.org/10.3390/e28050564

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Vopson MM. The Role of Information Entropy in Symmetry of Euclidean Polygons. Entropy. 2026; 28(5):564. https://doi.org/10.3390/e28050564

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Vopson, Melvin M. 2026. "The Role of Information Entropy in Symmetry of Euclidean Polygons" Entropy 28, no. 5: 564. https://doi.org/10.3390/e28050564

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Vopson, M. M. (2026). The Role of Information Entropy in Symmetry of Euclidean Polygons. Entropy, 28(5), 564. https://doi.org/10.3390/e28050564

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