Some new results on one-dimensional outflow dynamics

In this paper we introduce a modified version of the one-dimensional outflow dynamics in the spirit of the Sznajd model, which simplifies the analytical treatment. The equivalence between original and modified versions is demonstrated in simulations. Using the Kirkwood approximation, we obtain an an...

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Published in:Europhysics letters 2008-04, Vol.82 (1), p.18006-18006/6
Main Authors: Slanina, F, Sznajd-Weron, K, Przybyła, P
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:In this paper we introduce a modified version of the one-dimensional outflow dynamics in the spirit of the Sznajd model, which simplifies the analytical treatment. The equivalence between original and modified versions is demonstrated in simulations. Using the Kirkwood approximation, we obtain an analytical formula for the exit probability and we show that it agrees very well with computer simulations in the case of random initial conditions. Moreover, we compare our results with earlier analytical calculations obtained from the renormalization group method and from the general sequential probabilistic frame introduced by Galam and show that our result is superior to the others. Using computer simulations we investigate the time evolution of several correlation functions in order to check the validity of the Kirkwood approximation. Surprisingly, it turns out that the Kirkwood approximation gives correct results even for such initial conditions for which it cannot be easily justified.
ISSN:0295-5075
1286-4854
DOI:10.1209/0295-5075/82/18006