{
  "id": "0903.4529",
  "version": "v2",
  "published": "2009-03-26T08:35:40.000Z",
  "updated": "2009-08-08T21:34:19.000Z",
  "title": "Phase of Ising spins on modular networks analogous to social polarization",
  "authors": [
    "Subinay Dasgupta",
    "Raj Kumar Pan",
    "Sitabhra Sinha"
  ],
  "comment": "Published version, 4 pages, 4 figures",
  "journal": "Phys. Rev. E 80, 025101(R) (2009)",
  "doi": "10.1103/PhysRevE.80.025101",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.stat-mech",
    "cond-mat.dis-nn",
    "physics.soc-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "Coordination processes in complex systems can be related to the problem of collective ordering in networks, many of which have modular organization. Investigating the order-disorder transition for Ising spins on modular random networks, corresponding to consensus formation in society, we observe two distinct phases: (i) ordering within each module at a critical temperature, followed by (ii) global ordering at a lower temperature. This indicates polarization of society into groups having contrary opinions can persist indefinitely even when mutual interactions between agents favor consensus.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v2",
      "updated": "2009-08-08T21:34:19.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "89.75.Hc",
      "05.50.+q",
      "75.10.Hk",
      "87.23.Ge"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "modular networks analogous",
      "ising spins",
      "social polarization",
      "agents favor consensus",
      "modular random networks"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "publisher": "APS",
      "journal": "Physical Review E",
      "year": 2009,
      "month": "Aug",
      "volume": 80,
      "number": 2,
      "pages": "025101"
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 4,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2009PhRvE..80b5101D"
    }
  }
}