Mitic, Peter;
(2018)
A complexity framework for consensus and conflict.
International Journal of Design and Nature and Ecodynamics
, 13
(3)
pp. 281-293.
10.2495/DNE-V13-N3-281-293.
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Abstract
Consensus and conflict are modelled in the context of interacting pairs of agents who may have very diverging sentiments regarding some particular issue. Simulations using the model display characteristics of complexity. Agents are modelled using Beta probability density functions whose parameters determine the agent's opinion and resistance to change after an interaction, and a third independent parameter that determines the agent's influence. Interactions among groups of agents with both aligned and opposing sentiments are simulated. The results indicate that in most cases a form of consensus is reached eventually, but for opposed agents, it is not possible to tell which agents that consensus will favour. Proofs of convergence are given in the cases where the initial state is one of consensus, and when it is one of conflict.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A complexity framework for consensus and conflict |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.2495/DNE-V13-N3-281-293 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.2495/DNE-V13-N3-281-293 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10163438 |
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