Collective Political Opinion Formation in Nonlinear Social Interaction
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چکیده
We have presented a numerical model of a collective opinion formation procedure to explain political phenomena such as two-party and multi-party systems in politics, political unrest, military coup d’etats and netizen revolutions. Nonlinear interaction with binary and independent decision making processes can yield various collective behaviors or collective political opinions. Statistical physics and nonlinear dynamics may provide useful tools to study various socio-political dynamics. PACS number(s): 89.65.Gh, 02.50.Ey, 05.40.Jc, 05.45.Tp
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