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DYNAMICS OF DISCRETE OPINIONS WITHOUT COMPROMISE
ÖZTÜRK, M. KAAN - In: Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) 16 (2013) 06, pp. 1350010-1
generalized extreme value distribution. The diffusion coefficient of an opinion increases linearly with the number of opinions …
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THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DIFFUSION OF STYLISTIC INNOVATIONS IN MATERIAL CULTURE
SCHOLNICK, JONATHAN B. - In: Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) 15 (2012) 01, pp. 1150010-1
Many explanations for the sigmoid or S-shaped curves that characterize the diffusion of innovations through time have … underlying social forces that structure diffusion through both space and time. Using historic New England gravestones and their … among consumers can generate both wave-like diffusion patterns through space and lead to the persistence of cultural …
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DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF A NONLINEAR SINGLE SPECIES DIFFUSIVE SYSTEM
CHEN, FENGDE; CHEN, XIAOXING; SHI, JINLIN - In: Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) 08 (2005) 04, pp. 399-417
In this paper, we consider the following nonlinear single species diffusive system \begin{eqnarray*} \dot{x}_i(t)&=& x_i(t)\left(b_i(t)-\sum_{k=1}^{l_i}a_{ik}(t)(x_i(t))^{\beta_{ik}}\right)\\ && +\,\sum_{j=1}^{n}D_{ij}(t)(x_j(t)-x_i(t)),\quad (i,j=1,2,\ldots,n), \end{eqnarray*} where bi(t),...
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DO LANGUAGE CHANGE RATES DEPEND ON POPULATION SIZE?
WICHMANN, SØREN; STAUFFER, DIETRICH; SCHULZE, CHRISTIAN; … - In: Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) 11 (2008) 03, pp. 357-369
An earlier study [24] concluded, based on computer simulations and some inferences from empirical data, that languages will change the more slowly the larger the population gets. We replicate this study using a more complete language model for simulations (the Schulze model combined with a...
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BETTER BEING THIRD THAN SECOND IN A SEARCH FOR A MAJORITY OPINION
STAUFFER, DIETRICH - In: Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) 05 (2002) 01, pp. 97-100
Monte Carlo simulations of a Sznajd model show that if a near-consensus is formed out of four initially equally widespread opinions, the one which at intermediate times is second in the number of adherents usually loses out against the third-placed opinion.
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MODULARITY, DEPENDENCE AND CHANGE
GEIPEL, MARKUS MICHAEL - In: Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) 15 (2012) 06, pp. 1250083-1
Technological artifacts such as software often comprise a large number of modules; more than twenty thousand in the case of the Java software Eclipse. While on the micro-level this system is modular, how should the building blocks be arranged on the macro-level? In the literature this question...
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THE ROLE OF HAPLOTYPE COMPLEMENTATION AND PURIFYING SELECTION IN THE GENOME EVOLUTION
CEBRAT, STANISŁAW; WAGA, WOJCIECH; STAUFFER, DIETRICH - In: Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) 15 (2012) su, pp. 1250041-1
We discuss two different ways of evolution for chromosomes and genomes. Purifying selection dominates in large …
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EVOLUTION OF WIKIPEDIA'S CATEGORY STRUCTURE
SUCHECKI, KRZYSZTOF; SALAH, ALKIM ALMILA AKDAG; GAO, CHENG - In: Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) 15 (2012) su, pp. 1250068-1
the evolution of the category structure of the English Wikipedia from its birth in 2004 to 2008. We treat the category …
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IDENTIFYING NEURAL NETWORK TOPOLOGIES THAT FOSTER DYNAMICAL COMPLEXITY
YAEGER, LARRY S. - In: Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) 16 (2013) 02, pp. 1350032-1
to search for complexity. Our demonstration that evolution selects for complex dynamics and small-world networks helps …
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EVOLUTION OF COOPERATION IN THE SNOWDRIFT GAME WITH HETEROGENEOUS POPULATION
ROCHA, ANDRÉ BARREIRA DA SILVA; LARUELLE, ANNICK - In: Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) 16 (2013) 08, pp. 1350036-1
Different from previous studies of tag-based cooperation, we assume that individuals fail to recognize their own tag. Due to such incomplete information, the action taken against the opponent cannot be based on similarity, although it is still motivated by the tag displayed by the opponent. We...
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