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Social Mechanics

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  • Morales, Vicente

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Social physics is the application of ideas, concepts and tools from physics to study social phenomena. In this article, we present a mechanical theory underlying a mathematical treatment of social physics. We explore the possibility of using fundamental concepts like position, motion, inertia, and interaction, to effectively regard social phenomena analogously to particles interacting with each other in physics. From these concepts, along with heuristics of social change, we investigate the notions of free motion, motion under the influence of a net deterministic, as well as stochastic force. To test these ideas we model partisan preferences in the United States according to the outcomes of presidential elections.

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  • Morales, Vicente, 2024. "Social Mechanics," SocArXiv my7v4, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:my7v4
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/my7v4
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