Title :
A population dynamics model for opinion dynamics with prominent agents and incentives
Author :
Barreto, Carlos ; Mojica-Nava, Eduardo ; Quijano, N.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Electron. Dept., Univ. de los Andes. Bogota, Bogota, Colombia
Abstract :
In this paper, the design of a population dynamics model based on both opinion and imitator dynamics is presented. This approach is focused on the analysis of some population behaviors such as the emergence of either consensus or disagreement, information aggregation, and spread of misinformation. The analysis of these properties is made in the context of network populations with or without the presence of prominent agents and environmental incentives. Some simulation results illustrate the ideas presented in this paper.
Keywords :
behavioural sciences; environmental economics; multi-agent systems; social sciences; environmental incentives; imitator dynamics; information aggregation; misinformation spread; opinion dynamics; population behaviors; population dynamics model; prominent agents; social networks; Analytical models; Clocks; Nickel; Optimization; Social network services; Sociology; Statistics; Opinion dynamics; consensus; misinformation; social networks;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference (ACC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0177-7
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.2013.6580544
