Xiong, Fei; Liu, Yun; Zhang, Zhen-jiang; Si, Xia-meng; … - In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 390 (2011) 13, pp. 2504-2510
We propose an opinion formation model which includes both the influence of internal motivation and dissipation. Active agents adopt their neighbors’ opinions according to a simplified set of rules, but they may gradually lose their interests in the discussion and drop out of it. On the other...