A quantum model of opinion dynamics on networks

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.01452v1
• Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:19:12 GMT
• Title: A quantum model of opinion dynamics on networks
• Abstract summary: We propose a quantum model of opinion dynamics in which each agent's cognitive state is represented by a density matrix.<n>We test the framework on synthetic and real-world networks and observe that pairwise correlations follow network-dependent transient dynamics.
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• Abstract: Classical models of opinion dynamics represent individual opinions as scalar or vector values governed by the classical probability theory, either as deterministic quantities or random variables. This framework does not account for empirically observed phenomena such as cognitive ambivalence (where an individual simultaneously holds conflicting views) and order effects (where survey responses depend on the order in which questions are asked). We propose a quantum model of opinion dynamics in which each agent's cognitive state is represented by a density matrix that encodes both the expressed opinion and cognitive ambivalence. Survey questions become non-commuting self-adjoint operators, which provides a principled explanation for order effects. Our model also identifies quantities without classical counterparts, including quantum coherence and pairwise opinion covariances. Under a product state approximation, the quantum model reduces to the classical Friedkin--Johnsen opinion model. We test the framework on synthetic and real-world networks and observe that pairwise correlations follow network-dependent transient dynamics but converge to the same steady state regardless of the network, and that quantum coherence decays exponentially at a rate independent of the network.

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