"Statistical mechanics"

A combined model of aggregation, fragmentation, and exchange processes: insights from analytical calculations

We introduce a mean-field framework for the study of systems of interacting particles sharing a conserved quantity. The work generalises and unites the existing fields of asset-exchange models, often applied to socio-economic systems, and …

Opinion dynamics with emergent collective memory: The impact of a long and heterogeneous news history

In modern society people are being exposed to numerous information, with some of them being frequently repeated or more disruptive than others. In this paper we use a model of opinion dynamics to study how this news impact the society. In particular, …