Seminarium Fizyki Materii Skondensowanej
sala 1.02, ul. Pasteura 5
2017-10-20 (12:15) 
Katarzyna Sznajd-Weron (Department of Theoretical Physics, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology)
Phase transitions in models of opinion dynamics
During this talk I will present an idea of modeling opinion dynamics and show what could be the source of phase transitions in such a models from the perspective of social psychology. Then I will present one of the most interesting models of binary opinions, the q-voter model, and discuss phase transitions that are observed within this model. Finally, I will show what kind of questions, inspired by social theories and experiments, can be asked within the model.