Simplification and analysis of a model of social interaction in voting

Luis Fernandez Lafuerza; Louise Dyson; Bruce Edmonds; Alan J. McKane

doi:10.1140/epjb/e2016-70062-2

Simplification and analysis of a model of social interaction in voting

Luis Fernandez Lafuerza, Louise Dyson^*, Bruce Edmonds, Alan J. McKane

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Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU)

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Abstract

A recently proposed model of social interaction in voting is investigated by simplifyingit down into a version that is more analytically tractable and which allows a mathematicalanalysis to be performed. This analysis clarifies the interplay of the different elementspresent in the system – social influence, heterogeneity and noise – and leads to a betterunderstanding of its properties. The origin of a regime of bistability is identified. Theinsight gained in this way gives further intuition into the behaviour of the originalmodel.

Original language	English
Article number	159
Journal	European Physical Journal B
Volume	89
Issue number	7
Early online date	4 Jul 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2016-70062-2
Publication status	Published - 2016

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Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

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