Open AccessOpinion fitness and convergence to consensus in homogeneous and heterogeneous populations
Author(s) -
Mayte PérezLlanos,
Juan Pablo Pinasco,
Nicolas Saintier
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
networks and heterogeneous media
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.732
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1556-181X
pISSN - 1556-1801
DOI - 10.3934/nhm.2021006
Subject(s) - homogeneous , attractiveness , convergence (economics) , computer science , work (physics) , mathematical economics , mathematics , statistical physics , mathematical optimization , combinatorics , physics , psychology , economics , thermodynamics , psychoanalysis , economic growth
In this work we study the formation of consensus in homogeneous and heterogeneous populations, and the effect of attractiveness or fitness of the opinions. We derive the corresponding kinetic equations, analyze the long time behavior of their solutions, and characterize the consensus opinion.
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