Statistical physics has proven to be a fruitful framework to describe phenomena outside the
realm of traditional physics. Recent years have witnessed an attempt by physicists to study …

This article looks at 20 years of applications of agent‐based models (ABMs) in sociology
and, in particular, their explanatory achievements and methodological insights. These …

Studies of cultural differentiation have shown that social mechanisms that normally lead to
cultural convergence—homophily and influence—can also explain how distinct cultural …

Opinions are an integral part of how we perceive the world and each other. They shape
collective action, playing a role in democratic processes, the evolution of norms, and cultural …

Polarization is a topic of intense interest among social scientists, but there is significant
disagreement regarding the character of the phenomenon and little understanding of …

After an introductory section, this article will focus on four questions: How should the Kyoto
School be defined? What is meant by its central philosophical concept of “absolute …

The objectives of this paper are to define and classify different types of errors and artefacts
that can appear in the process of developing an agent-based model, and to propose …

As a key sub-field of social dynamics and sociophysics, opinion dynamics utilizes
mathematical and physical models and the agent-based computational modeling tools, to …

The book requires only rudimentary physics knowledge but ability to program computers
creatively and to keep the mind open to simple and not so simple models, based in …

The aim of this paper is to assist researchers in understanding the dynamics of simulation
models that have been implemented and can be run in a computer, ie computer models. To …