Residential segregation and cultural dissemination: An Axelrod-Schelling model Export

@article{citeulike:6015951, abstract = {In the Axelrod's model of cultural dissemination, we consider the mobility of cultural agents through the introduction of a density of empty sites and the possibility that agents in a dissimilar neighborhood can move to them if their mean cultural similarity with the neighborhood is below some threshold. While for low values of the density of empty sites, the mobility enhances the convergence to a global culture, for high enough values of it, the dynamics can lead to the coexistence of disconnected domains of different cultures. In this regime, the increase in initial cultural diversity paradoxically increases the convergence to a dominant culture. Further increase in diversity leads to the fragmentation of the dominant culture into domains, forever changing in shape and number, as an effect of the never ending eroding activity of cultural minorities.}, author = {L\'{a}zaro, C. Gracia and Lafuerza, L. F. and Flor'{i}a, L. M. and Moreno, Y.}, citeulike-article-id = {6015951}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=PLEEE8000080000004046123000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v80/e046123}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.80.046123}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevE.80.046123}, journal = {Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics)}, keywords = {schelling, segregation}, number = {4}, pages = {046123+}, posted-at = {2009-11-15 00:16:13}, priority = {2}, publisher = {APS}, title = {Residential segregation and cultural dissemination: An Axelrod-Schelling model}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.80.046123}, volume = {80}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6015951 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6015951 N2 - In the Axelrod's model of cultural dissemination, we consider the mobility of cultural agents through the introduction of a density of empty sites and the possibility that agents in a dissimilar neighborhood can move to them if their mean cultural similarity with the neighborhood is below some threshold. While for low values of the density of empty sites, the mobility enhances the convergence to a global culture, for high enough values of it, the dynamics can lead to the coexistence of disconnected domains of different cultures. In this regime, the increase in initial cultural diversity paradoxically increases the convergence to a dominant culture. Further increase in diversity leads to the fragmentation of the dominant culture into domains, forever changing in shape and number, as an effect of the never ending eroding activity of cultural minorities. IS - 4 JF - Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics) TI - Residential segregation and cultural dissemination: An Axelrod-Schelling model PB - APS VL - 80 SP - 046123 KW - schelling KW - segregation AU - Lázaro, Gracia AU - Lafuerza, LF AU - Flor'{i}a, LM AU - Moreno, Y PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.80.046123 ER -