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Topological trapping in circular midpoint opinion dynamics

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Annika Brockhaus
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Wioletta M. Ruszel
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Cristian Spitoni *
DOI:10.1016/j.physa.2026.131794delete
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• Topology reshapes transients without changing the final equilibrium. • Winding number sectors emerge in circular midpoint opinion dynamics. • Branch-crossings govern transitions between topological sectors. • Sector locking produces long-lived trapping near twisted states. • Exact contraction is proved in an adaptive co-moving frame.
Keywords:
Circular opinion dynamics
Midpoint dynamics
Metastability
Winding number
Topological trapping
Consensus
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Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
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Utrecht University
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