Evolution of Bounded Confidence Opinion in Social Networks
Joint Authors
Xie, Hui
Li, Guangjian
Yan, Yongjie
Shu, Sihui
Source
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-04-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We investigate opinion dynamics as a stochastic process in social networks.
We introduce the stubborn agent in order to determine the impact of network structure on the emergence of consensus.
Depending on the fraction of undirected long-range connections, we observe fascinatingly rich dynamical behavior and transitions from disordered to ordered states.
In general, we find that the stubborn agent promotes the emergence of consensus due to the so-called “group effect” that facilitates coalescence between separated network components.
Agents are also behaviorally constrained Shannon information entropy in networks.
However, since agents want to evolve their opinion with Brownian motion, which may in turn impede full consensus, sufficiently frequent long-range links are in such situations crucial for the network to converge into an absorbing phase.
Our experimental findings indicate that, for a large range of control parameters, our model yields stable and fluctuating polarized states.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Xie, Hui& Li, Guangjian& Yan, Yongjie& Shu, Sihui. 2017. Evolution of Bounded Confidence Opinion in Social Networks. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151290
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Xie, Hui…[et al.]. Evolution of Bounded Confidence Opinion in Social Networks. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151290
American Medical Association (AMA)
Xie, Hui& Li, Guangjian& Yan, Yongjie& Shu, Sihui. Evolution of Bounded Confidence Opinion in Social Networks. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151290
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1151290