A generalized voter model with time-decaying memory on a multilayer network
Abstract
By incorporating a multilayer network and time-decaying memory into the original voter model, the coupled effects of spatial and temporal cumulation of peer pressure on consensus are investigated. Heterogeneity in peer pressure and time-decaying mechanism are both found to be detrimental to consensus. The transition points, below which a consensus can always be reached and above which two opposed opinions are more likely to coexist, are found. A mean-field analysis indicates that the phase transitions in the present model are governed by the cumulative influence of peer pressure and the updating threshold. A functional relation between the consensus threshold and the decaying rate of the influence of peer pressure is found. As to the time to reach a consensus, it is governed by the coupling of the memory length and the decaying rate. An intermediate decaying rate may lead to much lower time to reach a consensus.
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@article{arxiv.1603.06650,
title = {A generalized voter model with time-decaying memory on a multilayer network},
author = {Li-Xin Zhong and Wen-Juan Xu and Rong-Da Chen and Chen-Yang Zhong and Tian Qiu and Yong-Dong Shi and Li-Liang Wang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.06650},
year = {2016}
}