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This study explores geometrical cluster percolation in the LCCC opinion model. The critical exponents for this percolation transition are robust and indicate a unique universality class, distinct from other known models.

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Area of Science:

Statistical Physics
Complex Systems
Computational Physics

Background:

The LCCC model is a kinetic opinion exchange model on a square lattice.
Understanding opinion dynamics and phase transitions is crucial in complex systems.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate the percolation transition of geometrical clusters in the LCCC model.
Determine if the critical exponents belong to a known universality class.

Main Methods:

Simulated the LCCC model on a square lattice.
Defined clusters based on opinion values exceeding a threshold (Ω).
Analyzed critical exponents using data collapses of cluster size and Binder cumulant.

Main Results:

Identified a percolation transition for geometrical clusters, distinct from the order parameter transition.
Found that critical exponents are independent of conviction and influencing parameters.
Observed that the exponents do not match those of static Ising, dynamic Ising, or standard percolation.

Conclusions:

The LCCC model's geometrical cluster percolation belongs to a unique universality class.
The percolation transition is robust across different parameter values.
This finding contributes to the classification of universality classes in opinion dynamics models.