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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2005-10-01

Journal:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS C

Included Journals:SCIE、Scopus

Volume:16

Issue:10

Page Number:1499-1506

ISSN No.:0129-1831

Key Words:sociophysics; opinion evolution; limited persuasion; square lattice

Abstract:We propose a three-opinion Sznajd model with limited persuasion in which two neighbors still can influence others when the two opinions differ by a small amount. The simulation results show that the initial condition plays a crucial role in the final results and the interaction between people's opinion occurs in the common boundaries of the small districts constituted by the people holding the same opinion. We apply the model to describe the interaction on the attitude toward studying between students in a class or school which is similar with the opinion evolution and give a rough explanation about why a class or school mostly consists of ordinary students.