Spontaneous Reorientations in a Model of Opinion Dynamics with Anticonformists

Authored by Grzegorz Kondrat

Date Published: 2010-04

DOI: 10.1142/s0129183110015312

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Abstract

In this paper we investigate a model (based on the idea of the outflow dynamics), in which only conformity and anticonformity can lead to the opinion change. We show that for low level of anticonformity the consensus is still reachable but spontaneous reorientations between two types of consensus (”all say yes” or “all say no”) appear.

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Agent-based models Opinion dynamics Social and economic systems Statistical mechanics of model systems Sznajd model finite-size systems