Interacting Social Processes on Interconnected Networks.
We propose and study a model for the interplay between two different dynamical processes -one for opinion formation and the other for decision making- on two interconnected networks A and B. The opinion dynamics on network A corresponds to that of the M-model, where the state of each agent can take one of four possible values (S = -2,-1, 1, 2), describing its level of agreement on a given issue. The likelihood to become an extremist (S = ±2) or a moderate (S = ±1) is controlled by a reinforcement parameter r ≥ 0. The decision making dynamics on network B is akin to that of the Abrams-Strogatz model, where agents can be either in favor (S = +1) or against (S = -1) the issue. The probability that an agent changes its state is proportional to the fraction of neighbors that hold the opposite state raised to a power β. Starting from a polarized case scenario in which all agents of network A hold positive orientations while all agents of network B have a negative orientation, we explore the conditions under which one of the dynamics prevails over the other, imposing its initial orientation. We find that, for a given value of β, the two-network system reaches a consensus in the positive state (initial state of network A) when the reinforcement overcomes a crossover value r*(β), while a negative consensus happens for r < r*(β). In the r - β phase space, the system displays a transition at a critical threshold βc, from a coexistence of both orientations for β < βc to a dominance of one orientation for β > βc. We develop an analytical mean-field approach that gives an insight into these regimes and shows that both dynamics are equivalent along the crossover line (r*, β*).
IFIMAR, Instituto de Investigaciones Físicas de Mar del Plata (CONICET-UNMdP), 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Lucila G
LG
Alvarez-Zuzek
IFIMAR, Instituto de Investigaciones Físicas de Mar del Plata (CONICET-UNMdP), 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Cristian E
CE
La Rocca
IFLYSIB, Instituto de Física de Líquidos y Sistemas Biológicos (CONICET-UNLP), 1900 La Plata, Argentina.
Federico
F
Vazquez
IFIMAR, Instituto de Investigaciones Físicas de Mar del Plata (CONICET-UNMdP), 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Lidia A
LA
Braunstein
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