In human thermodynamics, Christopher Michael Hirata (1982-) (IQ=190) is an American astrophysicist noted for his circa 2000 article “physics of relationships” (written at age 17), consisting of five parts: (a) thermochemical approach to relationships, (b) complex equilibria of man and women, (c) reaction kinetics, (d) neutron scattering, and (e) shell model; a theory which he considers a "fun compilation of worthless applications of physics and mathematics to relationships". [1] The 14-page article was reprinted in the September 2010 edition of the Journal of Human Thermodynamics. [4]

Hirata is also notable for being categorized among IQ=225+ range child prodigies, specifically, Johann Goethe (Elective Affinities, age 61), and William Sidis (The Animate and the Inanimate, age 22), to have gone on to develop thermodynamics-based theories of human existence.

Education
Hirata gained fame at the age of 13 by winning the 1996 International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), an international competition among the world’s smartest math and science students (up to age 19), becoming the youngest medalist ever. Hirata’s 1996 showing at the IPhO was considered so record-breaking that IPhO organizers announced a special award for “Youngest Medalist”, awarded that year to Hirata, an award that has since become one of the most-coveted awards. [3] At the age of 14, Hirata entered the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and two years later began working with NASA on a project exploring the possibility of colonizing Mars. In 2001, at age 18, Hirata completed his BS in mathematics at the Caltech, with a 4.2 GPA, and his PhD in physics in 2005 with a dissertation on “Weak Gravitational Lensing Theory and Data Analysis” at Princeton. [2] Currently, Hirata is an assistant professor of astrophysics at CalTech.

Relationship thermochemistry

See also: Human chemical reaction theory

In approaching the subject of dating and mating, Hirata uses the student body at Caltech, observed during this undergraduate years (1996-2000), which he says consisted of N=900 total students, of which 600 were male, and according to his observations about 200 were in paired relationships. He uses the symbols of X = girl, Y = boy, and XY = paired relationship, calling the single boys and girls as “basic elements”, of which he says the simplest reaction is:

X + Y ↔ XY

Hirata also comments, in reference to the subject of queer chemistry (and other poly-amorphous relationships), in his human chemical reaction modeling that he is neglecting “rare and non-traditional” products or compounds (human molecules) that may form such as “the gay molecule Y2, the lesbian molecule X2, and the middle-Eastern polygamous molecule X4Y.” On this basis he states that the equilibrium constant K for this reaction is:

where [X], [Y], and [XY] are the concentrations of the single girls, single boys, and paired relationships, respectively. This constant, according to Hirata, can be calculated from the following expression:

where KB is the Boltzmann constant, T the temperature, ΔE the internal energy change, ΔV the volume change, and ΔS the entropy change at standard conditions. He goes on to calculate that KB at Caltech is 4.5. On this basis, he goes on to calculate, assuming that the equilibrium constant is independent of concentration and is a function of only temperature and pressure, that if the female to male ratio were 50:50 the percentage of singe males would drop from 67% to 48%.

To note, based on Hirata's introductory commentary that his derivation is a "fun compilation of worthless applications of physics and mathematics to relationships", some may prefer to view Hirata's derivation simply as a physics humor. This certainly may be true. The deeper issue, however, which this type of derivation tends to bring to the fore (see, e.g. the 2006 Rossini debate and 2009 Moriarty-Thims debate), is that the chemical thermodynamic dissection humanity strips away fundamental beliefs concerning morality, purpose, life/death, religion, etc., reducing them to pure physics and chemistry, leaving the unacquainted reader with a residual anger and irritation. This is exemplified is exemplified by German writer Christoph Wieland’s 1810 comment, found in a letter (which he suggested should be burned after it is read) to his close friend German philologist and archaeologist Karl Böttiger, on Goethe’s Elective Affinities (which gives the same type of derivation as Hirata) that "to all rational readers, the use of the chemical theory is nonsense and childish fooling around."

Note
In mid 2011, Hirata seems to have removed the original public posting of his "The Physics of Relationships" publication, as was on his Caltech homepage, in the "fun" section, possibly from the "heat" (social heat) he may have begun to received (which is similar to the followup 50 years reaction to Goethe's Elective Affinities deemed his "most dangerous work" as summarized by Herman Grimm in 1875; or similar to the "heat" modern-day professors profess to receive via email whenever Libb Thims is invited to lecture to engineering students on human thermodynamics; or similar to the heated reactions voiced in the 2006 Rossini debate; etc.), after making it into the Hmolpedia smartest person ever table and corresponding Human Chemistry 101 YouTube video (which as draws about 1,000+ views per day), and correspondent ridicule, mostly done by ignorant people (similar to those listed on the Libb Thims (attack page) or human thermodynamics (objections to) pages), of his so-called relationship physics theories (the chemical thermodynamics portions of which are correct); the article, however, can still be viewed in its original form, via the Internet archive WayBack Machine, as linked to below. [1]

See also
● Julius Davidson

References
1. Hirata, Christopher M. (c. 2000). “The Physics of Relationships” (section: Fun), Tapir.Caltech.edu; (WayBack Machine).
2. Hirata, Christopher M. (2005). “Weak Gravitational Lensing Theory and Data Analysis”, thesis/dissertation. Princeton University, Department of Physics.
3. Schwab, Tracy. (1996). “Pen”, Physics Education News, American Institute of Physics.
4. Hirata, Christopher M. (2010). "The Physics of Relationships", Journal of Human Thermodynamics, 6(5): 62-76.

Further reading
● Staff. (1996). “Gold-Standard Genius at Physics Olympiad: Deerfield Teen Compiles Best Score.” Chicago Tribune, Aug 11.
● Susan, Goldsmith. (1999). “The Wizard of Pasadena” (abstract), New Times Los Angeles, Jun 17.
● Woods, Vanessa. (2001). “Balancing Life as a Teenager and a Graduate Student.” The Daily Princetonian, Sep 21.
● Susan, Goldsmith. (2001). “Update on a Genius: at 18 he’s off to Princeton for a PhD in Physics”, New Times Los Angeles Online, Jul 19.

External links
● Christopher Michael Hirata – Facebook.
● Christopher Hirata – Mathematics Genealogy Project.