The Geometry of Waiting | How Math and Fairness Keep Lines Moving and People Calm

Jonathan Hayes

ISBN 10: 3565076356 ISBN 13: 9783565076352

Published by epubli, 2025

Language: English

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The Geometry of Waiting | How Math and Fairness Keep Lines Moving and People Calm

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epubli

Publication Date

2025

Language

English

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3565076356

ISBN 13

9783565076352

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Taschenbuch

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474 grams

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Everywhere people wait—at airports, caf�s, hospitals, or theme parks—the same invisible laws of motion are at work. The Geometry of Waiting explores the elegant, mathematical, and psychological systems that keep queues (mostly) fair, efficient, and riot-free. This isn’t just a book about patience; it’s about precision. Combining physics, design, and human psychology, The Geometry of Waiting reveals how the simplest social structure—the line—balances chaos and order, competition and cooperation. Through lively examples from everyday life, the book shows how tiny changes in structure and expectation can transform frustration into flow.

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