Changing Opinions in a Changing World: a New Perspective in Sociophysics
| dc.creator | Pluchino, A. | |
| dc.creator | Latora, V. | |
| dc.creator | Rapisarda, A. | |
| dc.date | 2004-10-08 | |
| dc.date | 2004-10-26 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T03:01:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T03:01:22Z | |
| dc.description | We propose a new model of opinion formation, the Opinion Changing Rate (OCR) model. Instead of investigating the conditions that allow consensus in a world of agents with different opinions, we study under which conditions a group of agents with a 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, here adapted to a social context. By means of several numerical simulations we illustrate the richness of the OCR model dynamics and its social implications. | |
| dc.description | 18 pages, 11 figures, to appear in Int. J. Mod. Phys. C 16, issue 4 | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0410217 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0410217 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/25031 | |
| dc.subject | Other Condensed Matter | |
| dc.subject | Statistical Mechanics | |
| dc.title | Changing Opinions in a Changing World: a New Perspective in Sociophysics | |
| dc.type | text |