Nonequilibrium Phase Transition in a Model for Social Influence Export

@article{citeulike:4222204, abstract = {We present extensive numerical simulations of the Axelrod's model for social influence; aimed at understanding the formation of cultural domains. This is a nonequilibrium model with short range interactions and a remarkably rich dynamical behavior. We study the phase diagram of the model and uncover a nonequilibrium phase transition separating an ordered (culturally polarized) phase from a disordered (culturally fragmented) one. The nature of the phase transition can be continuous or discontinuous depending on the model parameters. At the transition; the size of cultural regions is power-law distributed.}, author = {Castellano, Claudio and Marsili, Matteo and Vespignani, Alessandro}, citeulike-article-id = {4222204}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3536}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v85/i16/p3536_1}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://link.aps.org/pdf/PRL/v85/i16/p3536_1}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3536}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {axelrod, culture, homophily, social\_influence, spread}, month = {Oct}, number = {16}, pages = {3536--3539}, posted-at = {2009-03-26 14:13:12}, priority = {0}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, title = {Nonequilibrium Phase Transition in a Model for Social Influence}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3536}, volume = {85}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4222204 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4222204 N2 - We present extensive numerical simulations of the Axelrod's model for social influence; aimed at understanding the formation of cultural domains. This is a nonequilibrium model with short range interactions and a remarkably rich dynamical behavior. We study the phase diagram of the model and uncover a nonequilibrium phase transition separating an ordered (culturally polarized) phase from a disordered (culturally fragmented) one. The nature of the phase transition can be continuous or discontinuous depending on the model parameters. At the transition; the size of cultural regions is power-law distributed. IS - 16 JF - Physical Review Letters EP - 3539 TI - Nonequilibrium Phase Transition in a Model for Social Influence PB - American Physical Society VL - 85 SP - 3536 KW - axelrod KW - culture KW - homophily KW - social_influence KW - spread AU - Castellano, Claudio AU - Marsili, Matteo AU - Vespignani, Alessandro PY - 2000/Oct// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3536 ER -