Competition between collective and individual dynamics

Details Competition between collective and individual dynamics Competition between collective and individual dynamics

2009-07-13

arxiv.org/abs/0907.2167v1

Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 106, 20622 (2009).

Physics

Physics and Society

5 pages, 5 figures, submitted to PNAS

Scientific paper

10.1073/pnas.0906263106

Linking the microscopic and macroscopic behavior is at the heart of many natural and social sciences. This apparent similarity conceals essential differences across disciplines: while physical particles are assumed to optimize the global energy, economic agents maximize their own utility. Here, we solve exactly a Schelling-like segregation model, which interpolates continuously between cooperative and individual dynamics. We show that increasing the degree of cooperativity induces a qualitative transition from a segregated phase of low utility towards a mixed phase of high utility. By introducing a simple function which links the individual and global levels, we pave the way to a rigorous approach of a wide class of systems, where dynamics is governed by individual strategies.

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