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Behavior of Social Dynamical Models II: Clustering for Some Multitype Particle Systems with Confidence Threshold

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We generalize the clustering theorem by Lanchier (2012) on the infinite one-dimensional integer lattice ℤ for the constrained voter model and the two-feature two-trait Axelrod model to multitype biased models with confidence threshold. Types are represented by a connected graph Γ, and dynamics is described as follows. At independent exponential times for each site of type i, one of the neighboring sites is chosen randomly, and its type j is adopted if i, j are adjacent on Γ. Starting from a product measure with positive type densities, the clustering theorem dictates that fluctuation and clustering occurs, i.e., each site changes type at arbitrary large times and looking at a finite interval consensus is reached asymptotically with probability 1, if there is one or two vertices of Γ adjacent to all other vertices but each other. Additionally, we propose a simple definition of clustering on a finite set, in which case one can apply the clustering theorem that justifies known previous claims.

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  • Multitype biased voter models
  • Axelrod model
  • confidence threshold
  • fluctuation phenomena

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Adamopoulos, A., Scarlatos, S. (2012). Behavior of Social Dynamical Models II: Clustering for Some Multitype Particle Systems with Confidence Threshold. In: Sirakoulis, G.C., Bandini, S. (eds) Cellular Automata. ACRI 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7495. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33350-7_16

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