Dynamics of Social Diversity
| dc.creator | Ben-Naim, E. | |
| dc.creator | Redner, S. | |
| dc.date | 2005-03-17 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T06:22:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T06:22:46Z | |
| dc.description | We introduce and solve analytically a model for the development of disparate social classes in a competitive population. Individuals advance their fitness by competing against those in lower classes, and in parallel, individuals decline due to inactivity. We find a phase transition from a homogeneous, single-class society to a hierarchical, multi-class society. In the latter case, a finite fraction of the population still belongs to the lower class, and the rest of the population is in the middle class, on top of which lies a tiny upper class. While the lower class is static and poor, the middle class is upwardly mobile. | |
| dc.description | 4 pages, 4 figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0503451 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0503451 | |
| dc.identifier | J. Stat. Mech. L11002 (2005) | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1088/1742-5468/2005/11/L11002 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/96009 | |
| dc.subject | Statistical Mechanics | |
| dc.subject | Physics and Society | |
| dc.title | Dynamics of Social Diversity | |
| dc.type | text |