We present a model of opinion dynamics in which agents adjust continuous opinions as a result of random binary encounters whenever their difference in opinion is below a given threshold. High thresholds yield convergence of opinions towards an average opinion, whereas low thresholds result in several opinion clusters: members of the same cluster share the same opinion but are no longer influenced by members of other clusters.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Deffuant2000
%A Deffuant, Guillaume
%A Neau, David
%A Amblard, Frederic
%A Weisbuch, Gérard
%D 2000
%J Adv. Complex Syst.
%K bounded-confidence consensus-formation graphs networks opinion-formation social-networks sociology voter-model
%N 1--4
%P 87--98
%R 10.1142/S0219525900000078
%T Mixing beliefs among interacting agents
%V 3
%X We present a model of opinion dynamics in which agents adjust continuous opinions as a result of random binary encounters whenever their difference in opinion is below a given threshold. High thresholds yield convergence of opinions towards an average opinion, whereas low thresholds result in several opinion clusters: members of the same cluster share the same opinion but are no longer influenced by members of other clusters.
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abstract = {We present a model of opinion dynamics in which agents adjust continuous opinions as a result of random binary encounters whenever their difference in opinion is below a given threshold. High thresholds yield convergence of opinions towards an average opinion, whereas low thresholds result in several opinion clusters: members of the same cluster share the same opinion but are no longer influenced by members of other clusters.},
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journal = {Adv. Complex Syst.},
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