Abstract
In the compromise model of continuous opinions proposed by Deffuant et al., the states of two agents in a network can start to converge if they are neighbors and if their opinions are sufficiently close to each other, below a given threshold of tolerance ε . In directed networks, if agent i is a neighbor of agent j , j need not be a neighbor of i. In Watts–Strogatz networks we performed simulations to find the averaged number of final opinions ⟨ F ⟩ and their distribution as a function of ε and of the network structural disorder. In directed networks
⟨ F ⟩ exhibits a rich structure, being larger than in undirected networks for higher values of ε , and smaller for lower values of ε .
⟨ F ⟩ exhibits a rich structure, being larger than in undirected networks for higher values of ε , and smaller for lower values of ε .
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5864–5870 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications |
Volume | 389 |
Early online date | 20 Jul 2009 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 5 Aug 2010 |