Discrete Simulation of the Dynamics of Opinions about Extremism

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dc.creatorStauffer, Dietrich
dc.creatorSahimi, Muhammad
dc.date2005-06-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:55:05Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:55:05Z
dc.descriptionWe propose a discrete model for how opinion about a given phenomenon, about which various groups of a population have different degrees of enthusiasm, such as fanaticism and extreme social and political positions, including terrorism, may spread. The model, in a certain limit, is the discrete analogue of a deterministic continuum model suggested by others. We carry out extensive computer simulation of the model by utilizing it on lattices with infinite- or short-range interactions, and on (directed) Barabasi-Albert scale-free networks. Several interesting features of the model are demonstrated, and comparison is made with the continuum model.
dc.description11 pages including 6 figures; draft
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0506106
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0506106
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/87186
dc.subjectPhysics and Society
dc.titleDiscrete Simulation of the Dynamics of Opinions about Extremism
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