Opinion dynamics on directed complex networks

Opinion dynamics on directed complex networks

Neyman Seminar
Oct 12, 2022, 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM | 1011 Evans Hall | Happening As Scheduled
Mariana Olvera-Cravioto, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

We study a general version of the classical DeGroot-Friedkin model on sparse random digraphs whose local weak limit is a marked Galton-Watson process. This model has been extensively used in the social sciences to study opinion dynamics on social networks. The type of graphs in our analysis include the directed versions of the Erdos-Renyi graph, the Chung-Lu model, the Norros-Reittu model, and...