A state equation for the Schelling's segregation model

Complex & Intelligent Systems, 2, 35-43 (2016) An aspatial version for the famous Schelling's segregation model has recently been proposed, which, called two-room model, is still in an agent-based format like the original Schelling model. In the present study, we propose a new, state equation version of the Schelling model. The new equation is based on the two-room model and is derived in terms of a set of discrete maps. Fixed point solutions for the new equation are found analytically and confirmed numerically. Especially, we show that the extremely simple state equations can reasonably reveal the essence of the Schelling dynamics: integration, segregation and tipping. In addition to the fixed point solutions, periodic solutions are identified and conditions of the limit cycles are derived analytically.