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Changing Opinions In A Changing World: A New Perspective In Sociophysics

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  • ALESSANDRO PLUCHINO

    (Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia and Infn sezione di Catania, Universitá di Catania, Catania, I-95123, Italy)

  • VITO LATORA

    (Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia and Infn sezione di Catania, Universitá di Catania, Catania, I-95123, Italy)

  • ANDREA RAPISARDA

    (Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia and Infn sezione di Catania, Universitá di Catania, Catania, I-95123, Italy)

Abstract

We propose a new model of opinion formation, theOpinion Changing Rate(OCR) model. Instead of investigating the conditions that allow consensus in a world of agents with different opinions, we study the conditions under which a group of agents with different natural tendency (rate) to change opinion can find agreement. The OCR is a modified version of the Kuramoto model, one of the simplest models for synchronization in biological systems, adapted here to a social context. By means of several numerical simulations, we illustrate the richness of the OCR model dynamics and its social implications.

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  • Alessandro Pluchino & Vito Latora & Andrea Rapisarda, 2005. "Changing Opinions In A Changing World: A New Perspective In Sociophysics," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 16(04), pages 515-531.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:16:y:2005:i:04:n:s0129183105007261
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183105007261
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