%0 Journal Article
%@ 1742-5468
%A Mobilia, M.
%A Petersen, Alexander M.
%A Redner, S.
%D 2007
%F eprints:261
%I IOPscience
%J Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
%K     interacting agent models,        probability theory,        scaling in socio-economic systems,  
%N 08
%P P08029
%T On the role of zealotry in the voter model
%U http://eprints.imtlucca.it/261/
%V 2007
%X We study the voter model with a finite density of zealots—voters that never change opinion. For equal numbers of zealots of each species, the distribution of magnetization (opinions) is Gaussian in the mean-field limit, as well as in one and two dimensions, with a width that is proportional to 1/√Z , where Z is the number of zealots, independent of the total number of voters. Thus just a few zealots can prevent consensus or even the formation of a robust majority.