Physics peeks into the ballot box
Physics and Society
2012-10-10 v1
Abstract
Electoral results show universal features, such as statistics of candidates' performance and turnout rates, in different countries and over time. Are voters as predictable as atoms?
Cite
@article{arxiv.1210.2426,
title = {Physics peeks into the ballot box},
author = {Santo Fortunato and Claudio Castellano},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.2426},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
3 pages, 1 figure. Paper published in Physics Today (October 2012). The published version can be found at http://www.physicstoday.org/resource/1/phtoad/v65/i10/p74_s1?bypassSSO=1