%0 Journal Article %1 Mobilia2007 %A Mobilia, M. %A Petersen, A. %A Redner, S. %D 2007 %I Institute of Physics Publishing %J Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment %K consensus-formation opinion-formation voter-model zealotry zealots %N 08 %P P08029 %R 10.1088/1742-5468/2007/08/P08029 %T On the role of zealotry in the voter model %V 2007 %X We study the voter model with a finite density of zealots—voters that never change opinion. For equal numbers of zealots of each species, the distribution of magnetization (opinions) is Gaussian in the mean-field limit, as well as in one and two dimensions, with a width that is proportional to , where Z is the number of zealots, independent of the total number of voters. Thus just a few zealots can prevent consensus or even the formation of a robust majority.

@article{Mobilia2007, abstract = {We study the voter model with a finite density of zealots—voters that never change opinion. For equal numbers of zealots of each species, the distribution of magnetization (opinions) is Gaussian in the mean-field limit, as well as in one and two dimensions, with a width that is proportional to , where Z is the number of zealots, independent of the total number of voters. Thus just a few zealots can prevent consensus or even the formation of a robust majority.}, added-at = {2011-04-04T16:09:21.000+0200}, author = {Mobilia, M. and Petersen, A. and Redner, S.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/29e94c6666717cdf72a108e35cb1b3640/rincedd}, doi = {10.1088/1742-5468/2007/08/P08029}, interhash = {55c4106429c5664328ba57514b4cd449}, intrahash = {9e94c6666717cdf72a108e35cb1b3640}, journal = {Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment}, keywords = {consensus-formation opinion-formation voter-model zealotry zealots}, number = 08, pages = {P08029}, publisher = {Institute of Physics Publishing}, timestamp = {2011-04-04T16:09:21.000+0200}, title = {On the role of zealotry in the voter model}, volume = 2007, year = 2007 }