Love might be a second-order phase transition

TL;DR

This paper proposes that the phenomenon of love could be understood as a second-order phase transition in the human brain, providing a new perspective on emotional states and their transitions.

Contribution

It introduces the novel hypothesis that love is a second-order phase transition, bridging different emotional states and offering a physical framework for understanding love.

Findings

Love can be modeled as a second-order phase transition.

The model explains both love at first sight and love from liking or friendship.

Supports the critical point hypothesis in brain operation.

Abstract

The hypothesis of the human brain operation in vicinity of a critical point has been a matter of a hot debate in the recent years. The evidence for a possibility of a naturally occurring phase transition across this critical point was missing so far. Here we show that love might be an example of such second-order phase transition. This hypothesis allows to describe both love at first sight and love from liking or friendship.