The Thermodynamics of Social Processes
A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300). This special issue belongs to the section "Thermodynamics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 14
Special Issue Editors
Interests: social physics; statistical mechanics; computational sociology; entropy; stochastic modeling; urban systems
Interests: thermodynamics; cryogenics; engine modelling and simulations; statistical thermodynamics; social physics; low-temperature physics; artificial intelligence
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to highlight how thermodynamic concepts can inform the study of social phenomena, providing a unified framework to understand and predict complex collective behavior. By leveraging principles from statistical mechanics, social thermodynamics and, in general,and in general social physics offer a powerful lens to capture both the microscopic drivers of individual actions and the macroscopic patterns that emerge at larger scales.
Contributions that employ real-world data, synthetic modeling, or purely theoretical arguments to advance the frontier of social physics are welcome. The scope spans a wide array of topics, encouraging approaches which highlight how thermodynamic laws can bridge disciplinary boundaries. Submissions may focus on elucidating universal laws of collective behavior, proposing novel computational frameworks, or unveiling deeper structural insights into complex social interactions. It is also hoped that, in this Special Issue, authors can find the freedom to present very innovative developments/ideas, helping provide inspiration for novel advances.
Dr. Alexander V. Mantzaris
Dr. George-Rafael Domenikos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- thermodynamics
- social physics
- sociophysics
- computational sociology
- entropy
- energy
- urban studies
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