Fixation and Consensus Times on a Network: A Unified Approach
Fixation and Consensus Times on a Network: A Unified Approach
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.101.258701
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发表时间:
2008-12-19
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
McKane, A. J.
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作者:
Baxter, G. J.;Blythe, R. A.;McKane, A. J.
We investigate a set of stochastic models of biodiversity, population genetics, language evolution, and opinion dynamics on a network within a common framework. Each node has a state 0 < x(i)< 1 with interactions specified by strengths m(ij). For any set of m(ij), we derive an approximate expression for the mean time to reach fixation or consensus (all x(i)=0 or 1). Remarkably, in a case relevant to language change, this time is independent of the network structure.