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. 2014 Jul 9;9(7):e99557. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099557

Figure 6. Opinion change in the boomerang regime.

Figure 6

Blue (resp. purple) curve: the initial opinion of agent Inline graphic (resp. Inline graphic) described by probability density p(x) (resp. q(x)). Olive curve: the final opinion Inline graphic of Inline graphic given by (16) with Inline graphic. Here p(x) and q(x) are given by (17) with Inline graphic and Inline graphic. The anchor (maximally probable opinion) of Inline graphic not only moves away from the anchor of Inline graphic; but it is also enhanced: the (biggest) peak of Inline graphic is larger than that of p(x). The second (smaller) peak of Inline graphic arises because the initial probability of Inline graphic located to the right from the anchor Inline graphic of Inline graphic, moves away from Inline graphic; Inline graphic gets a local minimum close to Inline graphic.