Minorities in a model for opinion formation

M. F. Laguna; Guillermo Abramson; Damian H. Zanette

Minorities in a model for opinion formation

Statistical Mechanics 2007-05-23 v1

Authors: M. F. Laguna , Guillermo Abramson , Damian H. Zanette

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

opinion dynamics social dynamics minority game

Cite

@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0307625,
  title  = {Minorities in a model for opinion formation},
  author = {M. F. Laguna and Guillermo Abramson and Damian H. Zanette},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0307625},
  year   = {2007}
}