Physical History and Economics

& Fast Entropy Research Site

Research > Areas

Research is being conducted into modeling techniques utilizing fast entropy, as well as related questions and issues.

Present areas of research include:

Developing a Universal Framework for Social Science

• Techniques for comparing societies and regimes in terms of patterns of energy use and entropy production.
• Conserved physical and social resource modeling and analysis
• Investigating Relation Between PHE and Other Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Etc.)

Modeling Societies and Regimes in Human History

• US transition to sustainable energy sources
• Progression of major (Hewett-Hubbert) regimes
• Interaction between major regimes
• Interaction between minor ("Gibbs") regimes and major regimes
• Transition among regimes
• Changes within a society in reaction to regime progression
• History research page

Modeling Extraterrestrial Intelligent Societies (ETIS)

• Identifying Types of Potential Data
• Identifying and Quantifying Constraints Upon ETIS
• Expansive Modeling of ETIS
• Development of a cosmic social science
• ETIS research page

Modeling Financial and Resource Bubbles

• Economic bubbles (time window: about 3 to 7 years)
• Business cycles
• Product Lifecycles
• Peak Oil
• Other Resource Bubbles

Further Development and Critical Analysis of the Principle of Fast Entropy

• Principle of Fast Entropy / e th Law of Thermodynamics (time-dependent thermodynamics)
• Developing Improved Potential Functions
• Identifying and Cataloguing Objections to PHE and Fast Entropy
• Fast Entropy / e th Law research page

Relationship Between Human Psychology and Acceptance of Social Theories

• Inner versus outer philosophical perspectives
• Investigating expression of free will and ways and extent to which human emotions shape physical reality (similar to the classic "do the times make the person, or does the person make the times?" question).
• Relevant philosophical history

If you are interested in participating in fast entropy-related research or co-authoring publications, please feel free to contact us.