Simplification and analysis of a model of social interaction in voting |
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Authors: | Luis F. Lafuerza Louise Dyson Bruce Edmonds Alan J. McKane |
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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. |
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