The article describes the current status and potential directions of development of agent-
based models of social opinion dynamics. Despite extensive effort, the models achieve, at …

We present a short review based on the nonlinear q-voter model about problems and
methods raised within statistical physics of opinion formation (SPOOF). We describe …

The influence of zealots on the noisy voter model is studied theoretically and numerically at
the mean-field level. The noisy voter model is a modification of the voter model that includes …

We investigate the q-voter model with stochastic noise arising from independence on
complex networks. Using the pair approximation, we provide a comprehensive …

We study the effect of time-fluctuating social influences on the formation of polarization and
consensus in a three-party community consisting of two types of voters (“leftists” and …

Background: A realistic description of the social processes leading to the increasing
reluctance to various forms of vaccination is a very challenging task. This is due to the …

Most sociophysics opinion dynamics simulations assume that contacts between agents lead
to greater similarity of opinions, and that there is a tendency for agents having similar …

Human history has been marked by social instability and conflict, often driven by the
irreconcilability of opposing sets of beliefs, ideologies, and religious dogmas. The dynamics …

The pervasive presence and influence of political bots have become the subject of extensive
research in recent years. Studies have revealed that a significant percentage of active …

We study how robot swarms can achieve a consensus on the best among a set of n possible
options available in the environment. While the robots rely on local communication with one …