Class SocietySimulation

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.social.sociology.SocietySimulation

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class SocietySimulation
extends Object
implements Serializable

A high-level simulator for sociological processes within a society. Integrates social networks, opinion dynamics, and economic factors. This class provides a framework for running agent-based simulations (ABS) where persons interact, exchange opinions, and evolve socially. Modernized to use Real for internal continuous values and provide double for output.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	SocietySimulation.Config	Configuration parameters for the simulation.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SocietySimulation(Society society)	Creates a new simulation for the given society.
SocietySimulation(Society society, SocietySimulation.Config config)	Creates a simulation with specific configuration.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	advance()	Advances the simulation by one time step.
long	getCurrentStep()
double	getGlobalStability()
SocialNetwork	getNetwork()
Map<Person,Real>	getOpinions()
List<String>	holdElection(String title, List<String> candidates, VotingMethod method)	Simulates an election based on the current opinions of the society members.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Constructor Details

SocietySimulation

public SocietySimulation(Society society)

Creates a new simulation for the given society. Starts with a default social network and neutral opinions.

Parameters:

society - the society to simulate

SocietySimulation

public SocietySimulation(Society society,
 SocietySimulation.Config config)

Creates a simulation with specific configuration.

Parameters:

society - the society to simulate

config - simulation parameters

Method Details

advance

public void advance()

Advances the simulation by one time step.

holdElection

public List<String> holdElection(String title,
 List<String> candidates,
 VotingMethod method)

Simulates an election based on the current opinions of the society members. Each person votes for candidates based on ideological distance to their current opinion.

Parameters:

title - the election title

candidates - list of candidate names

method - the voting method to use

Returns:

the list of winners

getCurrentStep

public long getCurrentStep()

getGlobalStability

public double getGlobalStability()

getNetwork

public SocialNetwork getNetwork()

getOpinions

public Map<Person,Real> getOpinions()

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object