IMT Institutional Repository: No conditions. Results ordered -Date Deposited. 2024-03-28T16:24:56ZEPrintshttp://eprints.imtlucca.it/images/logowhite.pnghttp://eprints.imtlucca.it/2011-07-04T09:21:57Z2011-09-27T13:26:08Zhttp://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/261This item is in the repository with the URL: http://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/2612011-07-04T09:21:57ZOn the role of zealotry in the voter modelWe 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.M. MobiliaAlexander M. Petersenalexander.petersen@imtlucca.itS. Redner