Multimedialne seminarium z ekono- i socjofizyki

The behavior of ants, decision making of stock market players, voting process and opinion dynamics - do they have something in common? On a basic level, all of these phenomena can be captured by the so-called voter model. Although it is usually associated with opinion dynamics, it has also other explanations. Simple definition with just two states of the nodes leads to multiple possible interpretations. It can be also seen as a non-equilibrium spin model. During the talk, I will cover origins of the voter model, its development and some recent results.