Majority model on a network with communities

被引:92
作者
Lambiotte, R. [1 ]
Ausloos, M.
Holyst, J. A.
机构
[1] Univ Liege, B-4000 Cointe Ougree, Belgium
[2] Warsaw Univ Technol, PL-00661 Warsaw, Poland
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 2007年 / 75卷 / 03期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevE.75.030101
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
We focus on the majority model in a topology consisting of two coupled fully connected networks, thereby mimicking the existence of communities in social networks. We show that a transition takes place at a value of the interconnectivity parameter. Above this value, only symmetric solutions prevail, where both communities agree with each other and reach consensus. Below this value, in contrast, the communities can reach opposite opinions and an asymmetric state is attained. The importance of the interface between the subnetworks is shown.
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