Class AxelrodModel

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.social.sociology.AxelrodModel

public class AxelrodModel
extends Object

Implementation of Axelrod's Model of Cultural Dissemination. Agents interact based on similarity and adopt traits from each other, leading to the emergence of cultural regions or total homogenization.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AxelrodModel(Graph<Person> network, int numFeatures, int numTraits)	Creates a new Axelrod model simulation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int[]	getCulture(Person p)
void	step()	Performs one simulation step.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

AxelrodModel

public AxelrodModel(Graph<Person> network,
 int numFeatures,
 int numTraits)

Creates a new Axelrod model simulation.

Parameters:

network - the social network graph

numFeatures - number of cultural features (dimensions)

numTraits - number of possible traits per feature

Method Details

step

public void step()

Performs one simulation step. A random agent is picked, one of its neighbors is picked, and they interact with probability equal to their cultural similarity.

getCulture

public int[] getCulture(Person p)