BETTER BEING THIRD THAN SECOND IN A SEARCH FOR A MAJORITY OPINION

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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Year of publication:	2002
Authors:	STAUFFER, DIETRICH
Published in:	Advances in Complex Systems (ACS). - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., ISSN 1793-6802. - Vol. 05.2002, 01, p. 97-100
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
Subject:	Sznajd model \| Monte Carlo simulation \| diffusion \| opinion dynamics \| sociophysics

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Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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