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Self-organizing, two-temperature Ising model describing human segregation

Physics and Society 2009-11-13 v1 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

A two-temperature Ising-Schelling model is introduced and studied for describing human segregation. The self-organized Ising model with Glauber kinetics simulated by M\"uller et al. exhibits a phase transition between segregated and mixed phases mimicking the change of tolerance (local temperature) of individuals. The effect of external noise is considered here as a second temperature added to the decision of individuals who consider change of accommodation. A numerical evidence is presented for a discontinuous phase transition of the magnetization.

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@article{arxiv.0710.1496,
  title  = {Self-organizing, two-temperature Ising model describing human segregation},
  author = {Geza Odor},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.1496},
  year   = {2009}
}

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5 pages, 4 pages

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