Abstract
Among the numerous topics of social sciences covered by sociophysics, the study of opinion dynamics has become a mainstream of research [1–23]. It is a critical subject since public opinion has become a central issue in modern societies, making the understanding of its underlining mechanisms a major challenge [24–26]. Any progress could have significant effects on the way of tackling sensitive decisions to which each society as well as the world at large are confronted.
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Galam, S. (2012). The Modeling of Opinion Dynamics. In: Sociophysics. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2032-3_10
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