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On the role of zealotry in the voter model

Mobilia, M. and Petersen, Alexander M. and Redner, S. On the role of zealotry in the voter model. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, 2007 (08). P08029. ISSN 1742-5468 (2007)

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Abstract

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.

Item Type: Article
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-5468/2007/08/P08029
Uncontrolled Keywords: interacting agent models, probability theory, scaling in socio-economic systems,
Subjects: J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Q Science > QC Physics
Research Area: Economics and Institutional Change
Depositing User: Alexander Petersen
Date Deposited: 04 Jul 2011 09:21
Last Modified: 27 Sep 2011 13:26
URI: http://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/261

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