Minorities in a model for opinion formation

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24 July 2003

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Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.cond-mat/0307625

Abstract

We study a model for social influence in which the agents' opinion is a continuous variable [G. Weisbuch et al., Complexity \textbf{7}, 2, 55 (2002)]. The convergent opinion adjustment process takes place as a result of random binary encounters whenever the difference between agents' opinions is below a given threshold. The inhomogeneity in the dynamics gives rise to a complex steady state structure, which is also highly dependent on the threshold and on the convergence parameter of the model.

Keywords

CONVERGENCE PARAMETER
FORMATION WE STUDY
OPINION ADJUSTMENT
OPINION FORMATION
SOCIAL INFLUENCE
STEADY STATE
CONVERGENT
THRESHOLD
MODEL

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