Sociophysics has devoted a lot of attention to social influence and opinion dynamics. Among the others, the pioneering works by Galam, where agents randomly gather in groups of different size until consensus is reached, have been used to analyze the spreading of rumors. Galam’s model however, considers only special kinds of social spaces. In this chapter we survey some of the most recent contributions on opinion dynamics, illustrate Galam’s model of rumor diffusion and extend it to consider more general networks.
Merlone, U., Radi, D., Romano, A., Opinion dynamics on networks, in Commendatore P, C. P., Matilla-García M, M. M., Varela L.-M, V. L., Cánovas J.-S, C. J. (ed.), Complex Networks and Dynamics, Springer Verlag, HEIDELBERGER PLATZ 3, D-14197 BERLIN, GERMANY 2016: <<LECTURE NOTES IN ECONOMICS AND MATHEMATICAL SYSTEMS>>, 683 49- 63. 10.1007/978-3-319-40803-3_3 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/238068]
Opinion dynamics on networks
Radi, DavideSecondo
Methodology
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2016
Abstract
Sociophysics has devoted a lot of attention to social influence and opinion dynamics. Among the others, the pioneering works by Galam, where agents randomly gather in groups of different size until consensus is reached, have been used to analyze the spreading of rumors. Galam’s model however, considers only special kinds of social spaces. In this chapter we survey some of the most recent contributions on opinion dynamics, illustrate Galam’s model of rumor diffusion and extend it to consider more general networks.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.