Abstract
Living communities can be considered as complex systems, and are thus fertile grounds forstudies related to statistics and dynamics. In this study we revisit the case of rhythmicapplause by utilizing the model proposed by Vázquez et al (2006 Phys. Rev. E 73 036127)augmented with two opposing driving forces, namely the desires for individuality andcompanionship. To that end, after performing computer simulations with a large number ofoscillators we propose an explanation on the following open questions: (a) Why doessynchronization occur suddenly? (b) Why is synchronization observed when the clapping period(Tc)is 1.5 × Ts<Tc<2.0 × Ts (Ts is the mean self-period for the spectators) and lost after a time? Moreover, on the basis ofthe model, a weak preferential attachment principle is proposed which can producecomplex networks obeying a power law in the distribution of the number of edges per nodewith exponent greater than 3.
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