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Discrete Simulation of the Dynamics of Opinions about Extremism
Dietrich Stauffer, Muhammad Sahimi
We propose a discrete model for how opinion about a given phenomenon, about which various groups of a population have different degrees of enthusiasm, such as fanaticism and extrem…
physics.soc-ph2005
Can a few fanatics influence the opinion of a large segment of a society?
Dietrich Stauffer, Muhammad Sahimi
Models that provide insight into how extreme positions regarding any social phenomenon may spread in a society or at the global scale are of great current interest. A realistic mod…