Issue Eur. Phys. J. B Volume 38, Number 2, March II 2004 Applications of Networks Page(s) 339 - 343 Section Interdisciplinary Results DOI 10.1140/epjb/e2004-00126-9 Published online 14 May 2004

Eur. Phys. J. B 38, 339-343 (2004)
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2004-00126-9

Bounded confidence and social networks

G. Weisbuch

Laboratoire de Physique Statistique (Laboratoire associé au CNRS (URA 1306), à l'ENS et aux Universités Paris 6/7) de l'École Normale Supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris Cedex 5, France

weisbuch@lps.ens.fr

(Received 27 October 2003 / Received in final form 9 January 2004 / Published online 14 May 2004)

Abstract
In the so-called bounded confidence model proposed by Deffuant et al, agents can influence each other's opinion provided that the opinions are already sufficiently close enough. We discuss here the influence of possible social network topologies on the dynamics of this model.

PACS
89.65.-s - Social and economic systems.
89.75.Fb - Structures and organization in complex systems.

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