2 papers
cs.CY2026
Minimal Effort to Consensus (MEC) polarization measure
Jesús Aranda, Juan Francisco DÃaz, Juan Camilo Narváez +4
We introduce the Minimum Effort to Consensus (MEC), a measure that quantifies polarization as resistance to consensus: a population is highly polarized when much effort is needed t…
cs.MA2025
The Sound of Silence in Social Networks
Jesús Aranda, Juan Francisco DÃaz, David Gaona +1
We generalize the classic multi-agent DeGroot model for opinion dynamics to incorporate the Spiral of Silence theory from political science. This theory states that individuals may…