INVESTIGADORES
LA ROCCA Cristian Ernesto
artículos
Título:
The influence of persuasion in opinion formation and polarization
Autor/es:
C. E. LA ROCCA; L. A. BRAUNSTEIN; F. VAZQUEZ
Revista:
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS
Editorial:
EPL ASSOCIATION
Referencias:
Lugar: Bologna; Año: 2014 vol. 106 p. 40004 - 40004
ISSN:
0295-5075
Resumen:
We present a model that explores the influence of persuasion in a population of agents with positive and negative opinion orientations. The opinion of each agent is represented by an integer number $k$ that expresses its level of agreement on a given issue, from totally against $k=-M$ to totally in favor $k=M$. Same-orientation agents persuade each other with probability $p$, becoming more extreme, while opposite-orientation agents become more moderate as they reach a compromise with probability $q$. The population initially evolves to (a) a polarized state for $r=p/q>1$, where opinions´ distribution is peaked at the extreme values $k=pm M$, or (b) a centralized state for $r
