Entropy and Organization in Natural and Social Systems II
A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300). This special issue belongs to the section "Complexity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2024 | Viewed by 442
Special Issue Editor
Interests: mathematical fluid mechanics; non-linear partial differential equations; hydrodynamic stability; non-Newtonian fluid mechanics; fluid–structure interaction; experimental fluid mechanics; philosophy of science
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is devoted to themes of organization and emergence, which are inherent traits of any complex system out of equilibrium. Complexity and self-organization are observed across systems or scales, be they physical, biological, economic, or sociological, necessitating the quest for a fundamental unifying explanation that bridges the divide between living and non-living systems. The “immutable laws of thermodynamics”, as Sir Arthur Eddington put it, have proved to be robust and expansive in their explanatory power, as several articles in this very journal will indicate. The associated ideas of energy, entropy, equilibrium, complexity, etc., are now part of the lexicon of more than the natural sciences, permeating into other fields including economics, education, psychology, sociology, sustainability and political science, among others. The work of Nicolas Georgescu-Rogen in economics, Kenneth Bailey in sociology, Stephen Coleman in political science, Rudolf Arnheim in art and William Doll in education are some classic examples of the diffusion of thermodynamics beyond its birth home in physics. This Special Issue is focused on understanding the diverse ways in which we recognize, define and discuss structures, patterns and dynamics in different systems and their connection to thermodynamic principles by bringing together scholarship from different fields (natural and social sciences) to help foster an interdisciplinary dialogue. We invite contributions from researchers in any discipline working on topics related to these topics. Theoretical, experimental, field data driven, philosophical or even historical articles are welcome, provided they are relevant, novel and abide by the journal requirements. Since this Special Issue aims to bridge disciplinary divides, we ask that authors clearly define terms and the approaches taken in a manner comprehensible to scholars from other fields. All papers will undergo rigorous peer-review.
Dr. Ashwin Vaidya
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- entropy
- organization
- emergence
- systems theory
- steady state
- pattern formation
- social entropy
- out of equilibrium
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