A Quest for Physical Basis of Evolution: An Energetics Perspectives

Human society is an open system that evolves by coupling with various known and unknown (energy) fluxes. How do these dynamics precisely unfold? Energetics may provide further insights. We expand on Navier Stokes’ approach to study non-equilibrium dynamics in a field that evolves with time. Based on the social field theory, an induction of the classical field theories, we define social force, social energy and Hamiltonian of an individual in a society.

The asymmetrical internal interactions, contrary to the Newton’s  laws of motion for nonliving, among the basic unit of living being  results in an implicit body force, which is a physical basis of evolution. This body force together with the surface force due to the environment are prime mover of the states of the living unit in the phase space. The classical mechanics is inadequate to study living being. I reiterate Bertrand Russell: “The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in the same sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.”