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Norm Breaking In Crowd — Athermal Phase Transition

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  • KRZYSZTOF MALARZ

    (Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Cracow, Poland)

  • RUEDIGER KORFF

    (Mainland Southeast Asian Studies, Universität Passau, Innstrasse 43, D-94032 Passau, Germany)

  • KRZYSZTOF KUŁAKOWSKI

    (Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Cracow, Poland)

Abstract

Standard order–disorder phase transition in the Ising model is described in terms of rates of processes of spin flips. This formulation allows to extend numerous results on phase transition for sciences other than physics of magnetism. We apply it to the problem of norm breaking. Two strategies: to cooperate or to defect, form an analogy to two spin orientations. An example is a crowd at an exit, where to defect means to push others, and to cooperate is to move slowly together.

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  • Krzysztof Malarz & Ruediger Korff & Krzysztof Kułakowski, 2011. "Norm Breaking In Crowd — Athermal Phase Transition," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 22(07), pages 719-728.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:22:y:2011:i:07:n:s0129183111016567
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183111016567
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