Summary
the 2014 International Symposium on Nonlinear Theory and its Applications
2014
Session Number:B2L-D
Session:
Number:B2L-D3
Looking for the network structural properties that facilitate fast social consensus
Xiao Fan Liu, Chi Kong Tse,
pp.349-352
Publication Date:2014/9/14
Online ISSN:2188-5079
Summary:
The social consensus formation process can be modeled by individuals exchanging opinions in a networked environment. This paper discusses the structural properties of social networks that affect the rate of consensus formation. Particularly, it is found that the degree distribution and degree mixing pattern of a social network play important roles in accelerating or decelerating the consensus formation process.