Kirman Herding Model

Ant colony recruitment → bimodal opinion dynamics with spontaneous switching

Parameters

Each agent switches: α + ε·(others in target state)/N per unit time. Stationary dist. is Beta(α₁/ε, α₂/ε) — bimodal when α/ε < 1.

Statistics

Fraction in state 1
Beta α param
Beta β param
Regime
Switches (total)0