Using a bit-string model similar to biological simulations, the competition between different languages is simulated both without and with spatial structure. We compare our agent-based work with differential equations and the competing bit-string model of Kosmidis et al.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0502144,
title = {Sociophysics Simulations I: Language Competition},
author = {Christian Schulze and Dietrich Stauffer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0502144},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
8th Granada Seminar (sociophysics); for AIP Conf. Proc. (8 pages incl. figs)