Opinion dynamics in social networks

• Main Author: Sun, Bohao
• Other Authors: Bei Xiaohui
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Science::Mathematics::Discrete mathematics; Science::Mathematics::Probability theory
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/139500
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We study the problem of opinion dynamics in social networks from a mathematical modelling perspective. As a classic model, the voter model has been extensively studied, especially the bound of its expected time to converge to consensus. However, its twin model, the posting model, has not gained as m...