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physics.soc-ph2011★ 43 cited
Social Influencing and Associated Random Walk Models: Asymptotic Consensus Times on the Complete Graph
W. Zhang, C. Lim, S. Sreenivasan +3
We investigate consensus formation and the asymptotic consensus times in stylized individual- or agent-based models, in which global agreement is achieved through pairwise negotiat…
physics.soc-ph2011★ 419 cited
Social consensus through the influence of committed minorities
J. Xie, S. Sreenivasan, G. Korniss +3
We show how the prevailing majority opinion in a population can be rapidly reversed by a small fraction p of randomly distributed committed agents who consistently proselytize the…