Natural Science
Volume 6, Issue 7 (April 2014)
ISSN Print: 2150-4091 ISSN Online: 2150-4105
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Follow the Multitude—A Thermodynamic Approach ()
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When a bit is added to a file, its entropy increases by one nat regardless of the length of the file or the value of the bit. However, when a node is added to a network, the entropy increase is a function of the ratio between the links and the nodes in the network. Therefore, the thermodynamic incentive for a node to join a highly linked network is higher than to join a poorly linked network.
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