Information Theoretic Approach to Social Networks

Oded Kafri ()
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Oded Kafri: Kafri Nihul Ltd., Tel Aviv 68165 Israel.

Journal of Economic and Social Thought, 2017, vol. 4, issue 1, 77-83

Abstract: We propose an information theoretic model for sociological networks. The model is a micro canonical ensemble of states and particles. The states are the possible pairs of nodes (i.e. people, sites and alike) which exchange information. The particles are the energetic information bits. With analogy to bosons gas, we define for these networks’ model: entropy, volume, pressure and temperature. We show that these definitions are consistent with Carnot efficiency (the second law) and ideal gas law. Therefore, if we have two large networks: hot and cold having temperatures TH and TC and we remove Q energetic bits from the hot network to the cold network we can save W profit bits. The profit will be calculated from W

Keywords: Social networks; Economic networks; Information theory. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C62 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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