Follow the Multitude—A Thermodynamic Approach ()
Abstract
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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Kafri, O. (2014) Follow the Multitude—A Thermodynamic Approach.
Natural Science,
6, 528-531. doi:
10.4236/ns.2014.67051.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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