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The diffusion of opposite opinions in a randomly biased environment

Probability 2020-01-08 v2

Abstract

We propose a model for diffusion of two opposite opinions. Here, the decision to be taken by each individual is a random variable which depends on the tendency of the population, as well on its own trend characteristic. The influence of the population trend can be positive, negative or non-existent in a random form. We prove a phase transition in the behaviour of the proportion of each opinion. Namely, the mean square proportions are linear functions of time in the diffusive case, but are given by a power law in the superdiffusive regime.

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@article{arxiv.1811.12070,
  title  = {The diffusion of opposite opinions in a randomly biased environment},
  author = {Manuel González-Navarrete and Rodrigo Lambert},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1811.12070},
  year   = {2020}
}

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