The diffusion of opposite opinions in a randomly biased environment

DOI10.1063/1.5095762zbMATH Open1430.91067arXiv1811.12070OpenAlexW3101549600WikidataQ126663570 ScholiaQ126663570MaRDI QIDQ5206044FDOQ5206044

Authors: Manuel González-Navarrete, Rodrigo Lambert 

Publication date: 17 December 2019

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We propose a model for diffusion of two opposite opinions. Here, the decision to be taken by each individual is a random variable which depends on the tendency of the population, as well on its own trend characteristic. The influence of the population trend can be positive, negative or non-existent in a random form. We prove a phase transition in the behaviour of the proportion of each opinion. Namely, the mean square proportions are linear functions of time in the diffusive case, but are given by a power law in the superdiffusive regime.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.12070

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zbMATH Keywords

superdiffusive regimediffusion of opposite opinionspopulation effect

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Social networks; opinion dynamics (91D30)

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