Critical phenomena in the spreading of opinion consensus and disagreement

IF 1.2 Q3 PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Papers in Physics Pub Date : 2014-08-29 DOI:10.4279/PIP.060003

A. Chacoma, D. Zanette

引用次数: 9

Abstract

We consider a class of models of opinion formation where the dissemination of individual opinions occurs through the spreading of local consensus and disagreement. We study the emergence of full collective consensus or maximal disagreement in one- and two-dimensional arrays. In both cases, the probability of reaching full consensus exhibits well-defined scaling properties as a function of the system size. Two-dimensional systems, in particular, possess nontrivial exponents and critical points. The dynamical rules of our models, which emphasize the interaction between small groups of agents, should be considered as complementary to the imitation mechanisms of traditional opinion dynamics. Received: 11 March 2014, Accepted: 1 August 2014; Reviewed by: F. Bagnoli, Dipartimento di Fisica ed Astronomia, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Italy; Edited by: G. Martinez Mekler; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4279/PIP.060003 Cite as: A Chacoma, D H Zanette, Papers in Physics 6, 060003 (2014)

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意见一致与分歧传播中的关键现象

我们考虑了一类意见形成模型，其中个人意见的传播是通过局部共识和分歧的传播发生的。我们研究了在一维和二维数组中完全集体共识或最大分歧的出现。在这两种情况下，达成完全共识的概率表现出定义良好的缩放特性，作为系统大小的函数。特别是二维系统，具有非平凡指数和临界点。我们的模型的动态规则，强调小群体之间的相互作用，应该被认为是传统意见动态模仿机制的补充。收稿日期:2014年3月11日，收稿日期:2014年8月1日;审校:F. Bagnoli，意大利佛罗伦萨大学天文学系;编辑:G. Martinez Mekler;引用全文:A Chacoma, D H Zanette, Papers in Physics 6, 060003 (2014)

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