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Graph fission in an evolving voter model.

Richard Durrett1, James P Gleeson, Alun L Lloyd

  • 1Department of Mathematics, Duke University, Box 90320, Durham, NC 27708, USA. rtd@math.duke.edu

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|February 23, 2012
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This study models social networks where opinions and connections coevolve. Two models show different phase transitions based on how individuals change opinions or connections, impacting the final minority opinion fraction.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Network Analysis
  • Computational Social Science
  • Opinion Dynamics

Background:

  • Social networks exhibit complex dynamics where individual opinions and network structures influence each other.
  • Understanding opinion evolution is crucial for predicting social behavior and network stability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate a simplified model of coevolving social networks and opinion dynamics.
  • To analyze how different link rewiring strategies affect the final distribution of opinions.
  • To compare the phase transition behaviors of two distinct network evolution models.

Main Methods:

  • A simplified agent-based model simulating opinion dynamics and network rewiring.
  • Analysis of two scenarios for link rewiring upon opinion disagreement: (i) reconnecting to same-opinion individuals, (ii) reconnecting to any individual.
  • Utilizing simulations and approximate calculations to determine system behavior.

Main Results:

  • A critical value for link-breaking probability (α) was identified, leading to distinct outcomes based on the rewiring strategy.
  • Model (i) shows a critical value α(c) independent of initial conditions, resulting in ρ ≈ u or ρ ≈ 0.
  • Model (ii) exhibits a transition point α(c)(u) dependent on initial density, with different minority opinion fractions (ρ) for α < α(c)(u).

Conclusions:

  • The two models, despite minor differences in rewiring rules, display dramatically different phase transition behaviors.
  • The strategy for reconnecting links significantly alters the stability and final opinion distribution in social networks.
  • This research provides insights into the mechanisms driving opinion polarization and consensus in evolving social systems.