A simple Ising spin model which can describe a mechanism of making a decision
in a closed community is proposed. It is shown via standard Monte Carlo
simulations that very simple rules lead to rather complicated dynamics and to a
power law in the decision time distribution. It is found that a closed
community has to evolve either to a dictatorship or a stalemate state
(inability to take any common decision). A common decision can be taken in a
"democratic way" only by an open community.
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%1 citeulike:611482
%A Sznajd-Weron, Katarzyna
%A Sznajd, Jozef
%D 2000
%J International Journal of Modern Physics C
%K RMP_CFL 2001 sznajd-weron ising_model sznajd
%P 1157
%T Opinion evolution in closed community
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0101130
%V 11
%X A simple Ising spin model which can describe a mechanism of making a decision
in a closed community is proposed. It is shown via standard Monte Carlo
simulations that very simple rules lead to rather complicated dynamics and to a
power law in the decision time distribution. It is found that a closed
community has to evolve either to a dictatorship or a stalemate state
(inability to take any common decision). A common decision can be taken in a
"democratic way" only by an open community.
@misc{citeulike:611482,
abstract = {A simple Ising spin model which can describe a mechanism of making a decision
in a closed community is proposed. It is shown via standard Monte Carlo
simulations that very simple rules lead to rather complicated dynamics and to a
power law in the decision time distribution. It is found that a closed
community has to evolve either to a dictatorship or a stalemate state
(inability to take any common decision). A common decision can be taken in a
"democratic way" only by an open community.},
added-at = {2006-12-19T12:20:41.000+0100},
author = {Sznajd-Weron, Katarzyna and Sznajd, Jozef},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/26fb55ba380348285bf206402e42870ef/vittorio.loreto},
citeulike-article-id = {611482},
eprint = {cond-mat/0101130},
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intrahash = {6fb55ba380348285bf206402e42870ef},
journal = {International Journal of Modern Physics C},
keywords = {RMP_CFL 2001 sznajd-weron ising_model sznajd},
pages = 1157,
timestamp = {2006-12-19T12:20:41.000+0100},
title = {Opinion evolution in closed community},
url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0101130},
volume = 11,
year = 2000
}