Figure 2

Distributions of relaxation time. (A, B, C) Cumulative distribution $P_c(\tau )$ of the relaxation time τ necessary to reach consensus and thus end the dynamics, for different values of the medium convergence ${\mu }_A$. Insets: Probability $P(\tau >{\tau }_{max})$ that the relaxation time is larger than ${\tau }_{max}={10}^4$ (the maximum time allowed in the numerical simulations), as a function of N for selected values of ${\mu }_A$. The symbols I, II and III denote the three different regimes found in the dynamics. Simulations correspond to ${ϵ}_T=0.2$, ${ϵ}_A=0.1$ and $N={10}^4$, with averages over 10⁴ realizations.