Clustering and asymptotic behavior in opinion formation (Q743893)

The authors establish a consensus model in which they consider the case of compactly supported interactions between agents which are also non-symmetric. They prove analytically that opinions converge to a final equilibrium state. This result has so far only been conjectured through numerical evidence. Because of the non-symmetry in the model, the analysis is delicate and is performed in two steps: First using entropy estimates to prove the formation of stable clusters and then studying the evolution in each cluster. They study both discrete and continuous versions of this model.