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Focusing Of Opinions In The Deffuant Model: First Impression Counts

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  • DIRK JACOBMEIER

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

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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.

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  • Dirk Jacobmeier, 2006. "Focusing Of Opinions In The Deffuant Model: First Impression Counts," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 17(12), pages 1801-1808.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:17:y:2006:i:12:n:s0129183106010108
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183106010108
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