Opinion formation in social networks: a simulation study

• Main Author: Liu, Yituo
• Other Authors: Xiao Gaoxi
• Format: Thesis-Master by Coursework
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Computer and Information Science; Social network; Opinion formation; Extremism; Deffuant model
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174226
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Extremism commonly exists in social networks. Studying the dynamics and evolution of extremism and non-extremism opinions in social networks is of significant importance. Extremists are paranoid. It is typically not easy for them to accept other people's opinions. In this paper, we extend the w...