Search for dissertations about: "Deffuant model"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Deffuant model.

2. 1. Consensus formation in the Deffuant model

   Author : Timo Hirscher; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Deffuant model; consensus formation; opinion dynamics; sociophysics; vector-valued opinions; percolation; sociophysics;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with a mathematical model used in the context of social interaction in large groups, introduced by Deffuant et al. in 2000. Each individual holds an opinion and shares it with others in random pairwise encounters. READ MORE

4. 2. Interacting particle systems for opinion dynamics: the Deffuant model and some generalizations

   Author : Timo Hirscher; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Deffuant model; bounded confidence; opinion dynamics; sociophysics; consensus formation; general opinion space; percolation; pumpless water transport.; opinion dynamics;

   Abstract : In the field of sociophysics, concepts and techniques taken from statistical physics are used to model and investigate some social and political behavior of a large group of humans: their social network is given by a simple graph and neighboring individuals meet and interact in pairs or small groups. Although most of the established models feature rather simple microscopic interaction rules, the macroscopic long-time behavior of the collective often eludes an analytical treatment due to the complexity, which stems from the interaction of the large system as a whole. READ MORE