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May 21, 2026Entropy0 citationsOpen Access

The Role of Information Entropy in Symmetry of Euclidean Polygons

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MVMelvin M. Vopson

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore how information entropy relates to symmetry in Euclidean polygons, guided by information dynamics principles.
  • Used Lagrange multiplier formalism to derive conditions for minimum entropy in fixed-size systems.
  • Applied findings to analyze two-dimensional polygons regarding their symmetry and associated entropy levels.
  • Demonstrated that zero-symmetry configurations maximize entropy, while maximally symmetric shapes minimize it.
  • Found that for asymmetric shapes, entropy increases with complexity, but remains unchanged for maximally symmetric configurations.

Abstract

In this paper we investigate the relationship between Shannon information entropy and symmetry in closed Euclidean polygons within the framework of the second law of information dynamics. Using Lagrange multiplier formalism, we derive the condition for minimum entropy in a system of fixed size, showing that it occurs when all elements have equal multiplicity. Applying this result to two-dimensional polygons, we demonstrate that zero-symmetry configurations maximize entropy, while maximally symmetric shapes correspond to minimum entropy states. We show that although entropy increases with geometric descriptor complexity for asymmetric shapes, it remains invariant for maximally symmetric configurations. These results provide a quantitative basis for the association between symmetry and low information entropy, within the broader framework of information dynamics and entropy minimization principles.

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Melvin M. Vopson (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0ea14abe05d6e3efb5fd2chttps://doi.org/10.3390/e28050564
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