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A recently proposed model of social interaction in voting is investigated by simplifying it down into a version that is more analytically tractable and which allows a mathematical analysis to be performed. This analysis clarifies the interplay of the different elements present in the system – social influence, heterogeneity and noise – and leads to a better understanding of its properties. The origin of a regime of bistability is identified. The insight gained in this way gives further intuition into the behaviour of the original model.
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Lafuerza, L., Dyson, L., Edmonds, B. et al. Simplification and analysis of a model of social interaction in voting. Eur. Phys. J. B 89, 159 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2016-70062-2
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