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| Author(s): |
Bruno Pace
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Física (IF/SBI) |
| Defense date: | 2011-09-14 |
| Examining board members: |
Carmen Pimentel Cintra do Prado;
Alexandre Souto Martinez;
Mario Jose de Oliveira
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| Advisor: | Carmen Pimentel Cintra do Prado |
| Abstract | |
Axelrod\'s model for cultural dissemination is a discrete vector representation for modeling social and cultural systems. In this work we have studied it and other related models, and a subtle change in the model\'s rule was proposed. Our slight alterations to the model yielded significant qualitative changes, specifically the emergence of surface tension, driving the system to metastable states. Using concepts from statistical mechanics and extensive numerical simulations, we explored some of the aspects that better describe the rich model devised, such as its transient and stationary behaviour. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 09/11091-1 - Vectorial modelling of rumor propagation |
| Grantee: | Bruno Pace |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |