Changing Opinions in a Changing World: a New Perspective in Sociophysics

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2004-10-08

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0410217v2

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Condensed Matter

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18 pages, 11 figures, to appear in Int. J. Mod. Phys. C 16, issue 4

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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.

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