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. 2012 Mar 20;7(3):e33215. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033215

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The evolution of opinions on an ER random graph with and for two pairs. In each case and . Nodes holding opinion are depicted in red, while nodes holding opinion are shown in green. Nodes with larger diameters are committed nodes. Top: The case for which the system is in region I in parameter space (following the terminology of Fig. 1, and the system is trapped in a -dominant steady-state. Even after time steps, the system continues to remain trapped in this state (inset) with . Bottom: The case and for which the system is in the region II, and undergoes an abrupt transition (inset) to the -dominant state within time steps.

Inline graphic — The evolution of opinions on an ER random graph with and for two pairs. In each case and . Nodes holding opinion are depicted in red, while nodes holding opinion are shown in green. Nodes with larger diameters are committed nodes. Top: The case for which the system is in region I in parameter space (following the terminology of Fig. 1, and the system is trapped in a -dominant steady-state. Even after time steps, the system continues to remain trapped in this state (inset) with . Bottom: The case and for which the system is in the region II, and undergoes an abrupt transition (inset) to the -dominant state within time steps.