The Value of Conflict in Stable Social Networks
| Autor: | Paolo Grigolini, Adam Svenkeson, Pensri Pramukkul, Bruce J. West |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Balance (metaphysics)
Social and Information Networks (cs.SI) FOS: Computer and information sciences Physics - Physics and Society Control (management) General Physics and Astronomy FOS: Physical sciences Computer Science - Social and Information Networks Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph) Critical value Network dynamics Microeconomics Fraction (mathematics) Value (mathematics) Network model |
| DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.1506.04326 |
| Popis: | A cooperative network model of sociological interest is examined to determine the sensitivity of the global dynamics to having a fraction of the members behaving uncooperatively, that is, being in conflict with the majority. We study a condition where in the absence of these uncooperative individuals, the contrarians, the control parameter exceeds a critical value and the network is frozen in a state of consensus. The network dynamics change with variations in the percentage of contrarians, resulting in a balance between the value of the control parameter and the percentage of those in conflict with the majority. We show that the transmission of information from a network $B$ to a network $A$, with a small fraction of lookout members in $A$ who adopt the behavior of $B$, becomes maximal when both networks are assigned the same critical percentage of contrarians. Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, 1 supplement |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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