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Article
Sociophysics Analysis of Multi-Group Conflicts
Entropy
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2020
Disciplines
Abstract
© 2020 by the authors. We present our research on the application of statistical physics techniques to multi-group social conflicts. We identify real conflict situations of which the characteristics correspond to the model. We offer realistic assumptions about conflict behaviors that get factored into model-generated scenarios. The scenarios can inform conflict research and strategies for conflict management. We discuss model applications to two-and three-group conflicts. We identify chaotic time evolution of mean attitudes and the occurrence of strange attractors. We examine the role that the range of interactions plays with respect to the occurrence of chaotic behavior.
DOI
10.3390/e22020214
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Publisher's PDF
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Citation Information
Miron Kaufman, Hung T. Diep and Sanda Kaufman. "Sociophysics Analysis of Multi-Group Conflicts" Entropy Vol. 22 Iss. 2 (2020) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/miron_kaufman/76/