Open AccessMinorities in a model for opinion formation
Author(s) -
Laguna M. F.,
Abramson Guillermo,
Zanette Damián H.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
complexity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.447
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1099-0526
pISSN - 1076-2787
DOI - 10.1002/cplx.20018
Subject(s) - convergence (economics) , binary number , mathematical economics , process (computing) , computer science , mathematics , statistical physics , physics , economics , arithmetic , economic growth , operating system
We study a model for social influence in which the agents' opinion is a continuous variable [G. Weisbuch et al., Complexity 2002, 7(2), 55]. 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. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 9: 24–30, 2004