Title: Dynamical and Topological Aspects of Consensus Formation in Complex Networks,
Abstract: The present work analyses a particular scenario of consensus formation, where
the individuals navigate across an underlying network defining the topology of
the walks. The consensus, associated to a given opinion coded as a simple
messages, is generated by interactions during the agent's walk and manifest
itself in the collapse of the various opinions into a single one. We analyze
how the topology of the underlying networks and the rules of interaction
between the agents promote or inhibit the emergence of this consensus. We find
that non-linear interaction rules are required to form consensus and that
consensus is more easily achieved in networks whose degree distribution is
narrower.