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Minorities 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

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