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Follow the Multitude—A Thermodynamic Approach
Varicom Communications Ltd., Tel Aviv, Israel
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Abstract
When a bit is added to a file, its entropy increases by one nat regardless of the length of the file or the value of the bit. However, when a node is added to a network, the entropy increase is a function of the ratio between the links and the nodes in the network. Therefore, the thermodynamic incentive for a node to join a highly linked network is higher than to join a poorly linked network.
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