Social Depolarization: Blume–Capel Model

This study belongs to an emerging area of research seeking ways to depolarize societies in the short run (around events such as elections) as well as in a sustainable fashion. We approach the depolarization process with a model of three homophilic groups (US Democrats, Republicans, and Independents...

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Published in:Physics (Online) 2024-01, Vol.6 (1), p.138-147
Main Authors: Kaufman, Miron, Kaufman, Sanda, Diep, Hung T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
agent-based models
anticipatory scenarios
Communication
Depolarization
Elections
Federal budget
International relations
opinion dynamics
Physics
Polarization
Political parties
political polarization
Statistical mechanics
statistical physics approaches for social dynamics
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Summary:This study belongs to an emerging area of research seeking ways to depolarize societies in the short run (around events such as elections) as well as in a sustainable fashion. We approach the depolarization process with a model of three homophilic groups (US Democrats, Republicans, and Independents interacting in the context of upcoming federal elections). We expand a previous polarization model, which assumed that each individual interacts with all other individuals in its group with mean-field interactions. We add a depolarization field, which is analogous to the Blume–Capel model’s crystal field. There are currently numerous depolarization efforts around the world, some of which act in ways similar to this depolarization field. We find that for low values of the depolarization field, the system continues to be polarized. When the depolarization field is increased, the polarization decreases.
ISSN:2624-8174
2624-8174
DOI:10.3390/physics6010010