2 papers
cond-mat.stat-mech2025
Coarsening in the Persistent Voter Model: analytical results
R. G. de Almeida, J. J. Arenzon, F. Corberi +2
We investigate the coarsening dynamics of a simplified version of the persistent voter model in which an agent can become a zealot -- i.e. resistent to change opinion -- at each st…
physics.soc-ph2025
Opinion inertia and coarsening in the Persistent Voter model
Luis Carlos F. Latoski, W. G. Dantas, Jeferson J. Arenzon
We consider the Persistent Voter model (PVM), a variant of the Voter model (VM) that includes transient, dynamically-induced zealots. Due to peer reinforcement, the internal confid…