3 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
A Bounded-Confidence Model of Opinion Dynamics with Adaptive Interaction Probabilities
Leila Thompsky, Yuexuan Yolanda Wu, Mason A. Porter +1
Models of opinion dynamics aim to capture how individuals' opinions change when they interact with each other. One well-known model of opinion dynamics is the Deffuant--Weisbuch (D…
physics.soc-ph2025
Bounded-Confidence Models of Multidimensional Opinions with Topic-Weighted Discordance
Grace Jingying Li, Jiajie Luo, Weiqi Chu
People's opinions on a wide range of topics often evolve over time through their interactions with others. Models of opinion dynamics primarily focus on one-dimensional opinions, w…
cs.CG2022
Persistent Homology for Resource Coverage: A Case Study of Access to Polling Sites
Abigail Hickok, Benjamin Jarman, Michael Johnson +2
It is important to choose the geographical distributions of public resources in a fair and equitable manner. However, it is complicated to quantify the equity of such a distributio…