Opinion formation in social networks with pairwise interactions and majority effects

• Main Author: Nikhil Raghavendra
• Other Authors: Xiao Gaoxi
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Computer and Information Science; Social Sciences; Opinion formation; Social dynamics; Network theory; Deffuant-Weisbuch model; Majority effects
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/181624
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Human interactions are the building blocks of social networks, which in turn form the foundation of societies. Through these social engagements, people exchange information and evolve their opinions over time. The formation of consensus within these social networks is governed by two interrelated...