%0 Journal Article %1 castellano_axelrod %A Castellano, Claudio %A Marsili, Matteo %A Vespignani, Alessandro %D 2000 %J Physical Review Letters %K vespignani RMP_CFL 2000 marsili axelrod castellano %N 85 %P 3536 %T Nonequilibrium Phase Transition in a Model for Social Influence %X 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.

@article{castellano_axelrod, 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.}, added-at = {2006-11-10T15:23:57.000+0100}, author = {Castellano, Claudio and Marsili, Matteo and Vespignani, Alessandro}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/20d0bb786bd43e1e16d60b394864d52b7/vittorio.loreto}, description = {this is the most important paper of the century!}, interhash = {3889783511418bc36a12bca629621f4b}, intrahash = {0d0bb786bd43e1e16d60b394864d52b7}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {vespignani RMP_CFL 2000 marsili axelrod castellano}, number = 85, pages = 3536, timestamp = {2006-11-10T15:23:57.000+0100}, title = {Nonequilibrium Phase Transition in a Model for Social Influence}, year = 2000 }