A THREE-OPINION SZNAJD MODEL WITH LIMITED PERSUASION AND ITS APPLICATIONS

Mingfeng He, Bei Li, Haixuan Xu and Lidong Luo
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Mingfeng He: Department of Applied Mathematics, Institute of University Students' Innovation, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Bei Li: Institute of University Students' Innovation, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Haixuan Xu: Institute of University Students' Innovation, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Lidong Luo: Institute of University Students' Innovation, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2005, vol. 16, issue 10, 1499-1506

Abstract: We propose a three-opinion Sznajd model with limited persuasion in which two neighbors still can influence others when the two opinions differ by a small amount. The simulation results show that the initial condition plays a crucial role in the final results and the interaction between people's opinion occurs in the common boundaries of the small districts constituted by the people holding the same opinion. We apply the model to describe the interaction on the attitude toward studying between students in a class or school which is similar with the opinion evolution and give a rough explanation about why a class or school mostly consists of ordinary students.

Keywords: Sociophysics; opinion evolution; limited persuasion; square lattice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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