Freezing and Slow Evolution in a Constrained Opinion Dynamics Model
Freezing and Slow Evolution in a Constrained Opinion Dynamics Model
We study opinion formation in a population that consists of leftists, centrists, and rightist. In an interaction between neighboring agents, a centrist and a leftist can become both centrists or leftists (and similarly for a centrist and a rightist). In contrast, leftists and rightists do not affect each other. The …