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Three conjectures from [R. Hegselmann, The Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulations 26(4), 11 (2023)] about the Hegselmann-Krause opinion dynamics and the structure of $\epsilon$-switches are proved. The first conjecture…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-08-25 Paolo Molignini

The democratization of AI tools for content generation, combined with unrestricted access to mass media for all (e.g. through microblogging and social media), makes it increasingly hard for people to distinguish fact from fiction. This…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2019-03-28 Xi Chen , Panayiotis Tsaparas , Jefrey Lijffijt , Tijl De Bie

A model of the opinion dynamics underlying the political decision is proposed. The analysis is restricted to a bipolar scheme with a possible third political area. The interaction among voters is local but the final decision strongly…

Physics and Society · Physics 2007-05-23 Filippo Caruso , Paolo Castorina

Many models have been proposed to analyze the evolution of opinion structure due to the interaction of individuals in their social environment. Such models analyze the spreading of ideas both in completely interacting backgrounds and on…

Physics and Society · Physics 2015-03-13 F. Gargiulo , S. Huet

Despite the increasing diffusion of the Internet technology, TV remains the principal medium of communication. People's perceptions, knowledge, beliefs and opinions about matter of facts get (in)formed through the information reported on by…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2011-02-14 Walter Quattrociocchi , Rosaria Conte , Elena Lodi

This paper presents a theoretical convergence analysis for an opinion-action coevolution model that integrates the opinion updating rule of the Hegselmann-Krause model with a utility-based decision-making mechanism. The model is…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-08 Chen Song , Angela Fontan , Rong Su , Julien M. Hendrickx , Vladimir Cvetkovic , Karl H. Johansson

The impact of social media on critical issues such as echo chambers needs to be addressed, as these phenomena can have disruptive consequences for our society. Traditional research often oversimplifies emotional tendencies and opinion…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2025-03-12 Chenxi Wang , Zongfang Liu , Dequan Yang , Xiuying Chen

In this paper, we propose a Boltzmann-type kinetic description of opinion formation on social networks, which takes into account a general connectivity distribution of the individuals. We consider opinion exchange processes inspired by the…

Physics and Society · Physics 2022-04-12 Nadia Loy , Matteo Raviola , Andrea Tosin

In this paper Nowak--Szamrej-Latan\'e model is reconsidered. This computerised model of opinion formation bases on Latan\'e theory of social impact. We modify this model to allow for multi (more than two) opinions. With computer simulations…

Physics and Society · Physics 2019-11-01 Przemyslaw Bancerowski , Krzysztof Malarz

This paper investigates a model of opinion formation on an adaptive social network, consisting of a system of coupled ordinary differential equations for individuals' opinions and corresponding network edge weights. A key driver of the…

Physics and Society · Physics 2026-02-04 Andrew Nugent , Carmen Calatayud Fernandez , Susana N. Gomes

This paper introduces a heterogeneous multidimensional bounded confidence (BC) opinion dynamics with random pairwise interactions, whereby each pair of agents accesses each other's opinions with a specific probability. This revised model is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-12-05 Jiangjiang Cheng , Ge Chen , Wenjun Mei , Francesco Bullo

We survey a range of models of opinion exchange. From the introduction: "The exchange of opinions between individuals is a fundamental social interaction... Moreover, many models in this field are an excellent playground for mathematicians,…

Probability · Mathematics 2017-07-11 Elchanan Mossel , Omer Tamuz

This paper introduces a new model of continuous opinion dynamics with random noise. The model belongs to the broad class of so called bounded confidence models. It differs from other popular bounded confidence models by the update rule,…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2011-06-02 P. Nyczka

We explore the possibilities of enforcing and preventing consensus in continuous opinion dynamics that result from modifications in the communication rules. We refer to the model of Weisbuch and Deffuant, where $n$ agents adjust their…

Physics and Society · Physics 2011-01-18 Jan Lorenz , Diemo Urbig

We study opinion dynamics on networks with a nontrivial community structure, assuming individuals can update their binary opinion as the result of the interactions with an external influence with strength $h\in [0,1]$ and with other…

Probability · Mathematics 2023-06-14 Simone Baldassarri , Anna Gallo , Vanessa Jacquier , Alessandro Zocca

We generalize Galam's model of opinion spreading by introducing three competing choices. At each update, the population is randomly divided in groups of three agents, whose members adopt the opinion of the local majority. In the case of a…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-11 S. Gekle , S. Galam , L. Peliti

In this paper, we will review some of the issues that have been raised by opinion dynamics theory to date. In particular, we conducted a hypothesis-based simulation using a socio-physical approach regarding the filter bubble phenomenon that…

Physics and Society · Physics 2024-04-23 Yasuko Kawahata

We investigate the dynamics of opinion formation on social networking platforms, focusing on how individual opinions, influenced by both social connections and platform algorithms, evolve. We model this process using a differential…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-10-15 Hind AlMahmoud , Frederik Mallmann-trenn

We survey some recent developments on the mathematical modeling of opinion dynamics. After an introduction on opinion modeling through interacting multi-agent systems described by partial differential equations of kinetic type, we focus our…

Physics and Society · Physics 2016-07-21 Giacomo Albi , Lorenzo Pareschi , Giuseppe Toscani , Mattia Zanella

Interaction with others influences our opinions and behaviours. Our activities within various social circles lead to different opinions expressed in various situations, groups, and ways of communication. Earlier studies on agent-based…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-03-08 Stanisław Stępień , Jarosław Jankowski , Piotr Bródka , Radosław Michalski