Towards a Framework for Social Mechanics (opens in new tab)

arXiv:2402.12638v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Social physics explores the possibility that mathematical structures developed in physics may provide useful descriptions of certain social phenomena. In this work, we propose an effective mechanical framework for modelling social change in terms of positions in a space of social stances, together with concepts analogous to motion, inertia, interaction, and force. A central feature of the framework is the introduction of position-depen...