Mixing beliefs among interacting agents
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چکیده
We present a model of opinion dynamics where agents adjust continuous opinions on the occasion of random binary encounters whenever their difference in opinion is below a given threshold. High thresholds yield convergence of opinions towards an average opinion, but low thresholds result in several opinion clusters: members of the same cluster share the same opinion but do not adjust any more with members of other clusters. . Laboratoire associé au CNRS (URA 1306), à l’ENS et aux Universités Paris 6 et Paris 7 2 Applications of Simulation to Social Sciences
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Advances in Complex Systems
دوره 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000