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Thermodynamics of Emergent Orchestration (TEO) — Civilization Simulation

Models civilizations and AI ecologies as coupled dynamical systems to test when societies synchronize, monopolize, polarize, or collapse.

What does this simulate?

This module numerically solves a system of coupled ordinary differential equations (ODEs) that unify four control paradigms into a single dynamical model:

Paradigm Equation Origin
Market Replicator Dynamics Evolutionary Game Theory (1978)
Harmony Kuramoto Synchronization Nonlinear Physics (1975)
Homeostasis Regulatory Control Term Control Theory
Biological Veto Entropy Budget Constraint Thermodynamics

The Four Scenarios

The simulation runs four scenarios to demonstrate what happens when different paradigms fail:

  1. Healthy Civilization — All mechanisms active. Cultural coupling, regulation, and entropy within limits.
  2. No Regulation (\(\gamma = 0\)) — Markets run unchecked. Demonstrates instrumental convergence (monopoly).
  3. Cultural Collapse (\(K \to 0\)) — Filter bubbles destroy value synchronization. Polarization.
  4. Entropy Limit Exceeded (\(D_{\max}\) too low) — System exceeds its physical substrate capacity. Forced phase transition (collapse).

Running

python teo_simulation.py