Approach to consensus in models of continuous-opinion dynamics: a study inspired by the physics of granular gases
Nagi Khalil
Abstract:A model for continuous-opinion dynamics is proposed and studied by taking advantage of its similarities with a monodimensional granular gas. Agents interact as in the Deffuant model, with a parameter α controlling the persuasibility of the individuals. The interaction coincides with the collision rule of two grains moving on a line, provided opinions and velocities are identified, with α being the so-called coefficient of normal restitution. Starting from the master equation of the probability density of all o… Show more
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