FOCUSING OF OPINIONS IN THE DEFFUANT MODEL: FIRST IMPRESSION COUNTS

Dirk Jacobmeier ()
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Dirk Jacobmeier: Institute for Theoretical Physics, Cologne University, 50923 Köln, Germany

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2006, vol. 17, issue 12, 1801-1808

Abstract: This paper treats the opinion dynamics of an unequal, initial opinion distribution. We simulate the Deffuant model on a directed Barabási–Albert network with discrete opinions and several subjects. We notice a focusing of the the resulting opinion distribution during the simulation towards the average value of the initial opinion distribution. A small change of the focusing is seen. A dependency of this change on the number of subjects and opinions is detected and indicates the change as a consequence of discretization of the opinions. Hereby the average value of the initial opinion distribution can be identified as the guide of opinion forming.

Keywords: Opinion dynamics; Deffuant model; sociophysics; Monte-Carlo simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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