Coevolutionary Dynamics with Global Fields.

We investigate the effects of external and autonomous global interaction fields on an adaptive network of social agents with an opinion formation dynamics based on a simple imitation rule. We study the competition between global fields and adaptive rewiring on the space of parameters of the system. The model represents an adaptive society subject to global mass media such as a directed opinion influence or feedback of endogenous cultural trends.

A model for cross-cultural reciprocal interactions through mass media.

We investigate the problem of cross-cultural interactions through mass media in a model where two populations of social agents, each with its own internal dynamics, get information about each other through reciprocal global interactions. As the agent dynamics, we employ Axelrod's model for social influence. The global interaction fields correspond to the statistical mode of the states of the agents and represent mass media messages on the cultural trend originating in each population.

Spatiotemporal intermittency on fractal lattices.

The transition to turbulence via spatiotemporal intermittency is investigated for coupled maps defined on generalized Sierpinski gaskets, a class of deterministic fractal lattices. Critical exponents that characterize the onset of intermittency are computed as a function of the fractal dimension of the lattice. Windows of spatiotemporal intermittency are found as the coupling parameter is varied for lattices with a fractal dimension greater than two.

Coupled maps and pattern formation on the Sierpinski gasket.

The bifurcation structure of coupled maps on the Sierpinski gasket is investigated. The fractal character of the underlying lattice gives rise to stability boundaries for the periodic synchronized states with unusual features and spatially inhomogeneous states with a complex structure. The results are illustrated by calculations on coupled quadratic and cubic maps.