We propose a model of continuous opinion dynamics, where mutual interactions
can be both positive and negative. Different types of distributions for the
interactions, all characterized by a single parameter $p$ denoting the fraction
of negative interactions, are considered. Results from exact calculation of a
discrete version and numerical simulations of the continuous version of the
model indicate the existence of a universal continuous phase transition at
p=p_c below which a consensus is reached. Although the order-disorder
transition is analogous to a ferromagnetic-paramagnetic phase transition with
comparable critical exponents, the model is characterized by some distinctive
features relevant to a social system.Comment: 10 pages, 5 eps fig
We present here the exact solution of an infinite range, discrete, opinion formation model. The model shows an active-absorbing phase transition, similar to that numerically found in its recently proposed continuous version [Lallouache et al., Phys. Rev E 82, 056112 (2010)]. Apart from the two-agent interactions here we also report the effect of having three-agent interactions. The phase diagram has a continuous transition line (two-agent interaction dominated) and a discontinuous transition line (three-agent interaction dominated) separated by a tricritical point.
One of the major factors governing the mode of failure in disordered solids is the effective range R over which the stress field is modified following a local rupture event. In a random fiber bundle model, considered as a prototype of disordered solids, we show that the failure mode is nucleation dominated in the large system size limit, as long as R scales slower than L(ζ), with ζ=2/3. For a faster increase in R, the failure properties are dominated by the mean-field critical point, where the damages are uncorrelated in space. In that limit, the precursory avalanches of all sizes are obtained even in the large system size limit. We expect these results to be valid for systems with finite (normalizable) disorder.
The two principal ingredients determining the failure modes of disordered solids are the strength of heterogeneity and the length scale of the region affected in the solid following a local failure. While the latter facilitates damage nucleation, the former leads to diffused damage-the two extreme natures of the failure modes. In this study, using the random fiber bundle model as a prototype for disordered solids, we classify all failure modes that are the results of interplay between these two effects. We obtain scaling criteria for the different modes and propose a general phase diagram that provides a framework for understanding previous theoretical and experimental attempts of interpolation between these modes. As the fiber bundle model is a long-standing model for interpreting various features of stressed disordered solids, the general phase diagram can serve as a guiding principle in anticipating the responses of disordered solids in general.
We review in details some recently proposed kinetic models of opinion dynamics. We discuss several variants including a generalised model. We provide mean field estimates for the critical points, which are numerically supported with reasonable accuracy. Using nonequilibrium relaxation techniques, we also investigate the nature of phase transitions observed in these models. We also study the nature of correlations as the critical points are approached.
A subcritical load on a disordered material can induce creep damage. The creep rate in this case exhibits three temporal regimes viz. an initial decelerating regime followed by a steady-state regime and a stage of accelerating creep that ultimately leads to catastrophic breakdown. Due to the statistical regularities in the creep rate, the time evolution of creep rate has often been used to predict residual lifetime until catastrophic breakdown. However, in disordered samples, these efforts met with limited success. Nevertheless, it is clear that as the failure is approached, the damage become increasingly spatially correlated, and the spatio-temporal patterns of acoustic emission, which serve as a proxy for damage accumulation activity, are likely to mirror such correlations. However, due to the high dimensionality of the data and the complex nature of the correlations it is not straightforward to identify the said correlations and thereby the precursory signals of failure. Here we use supervised machine learning to estimate the remaining time to failure of samples of disordered materials. The machine learning algorithm uses as input the temporal signal provided by a mesoscale elastoplastic model for the evolution of creep damage in disordered solids. Machine learning algorithms are well-suited for assessing the proximity to failure from the time series of the acoustic emissions of sheared samples. We show that materials are relatively more predictable for higher disorder while are relatively less predictable for larger system sizes. We find that machine learning predictions, in the vast majority of cases, perform substantially better than other prediction approaches proposed in the literature.
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