scholarly journals Phase Transition in the Social Impact Model of Opinion Formation in Scale-Free Networks: The Social Power Effect

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Mansouri ◽  
Fattaneh Taghiyareh
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Impact Model ◽  
Opinion Formation ◽  
Scale Free ◽  
The Social ◽  
Scale Free Networks ◽  
Power Effect

PHASE TRANSITIONS IN A SOCIAL IMPACT MODEL FOR OPINION FORMATION

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (03) ◽  
pp. 409-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
CLELIA M. BORDOGNA ◽  
EZEQUIEL V. ALBANO
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Social Group ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Impact Model ◽  
Opinion Formation ◽  
First Order ◽  
Dynamic Phase ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Mass Media

A model for opinion formation in a social group, based on the Theory of Social Impact developed by Latané, is studied by means of numerical simulations. Interactions among the members of the group, as well as with a strong leader competing with the mass media, are considered. The model exhibits first-order transitions between two different states of opinion, which are supported by the leader and the mass media, respectively. The social inertia of the group becomes evident when the opinion of the leader changes periodically. In this case two dynamic states are identified: for long periods of time, the group follows the changes of the leader but, decreasing the period, the opinion of the group remains unchanged. This scenery is suitable for the ocurrence of dynamic phase transitions.

Study on the phase transition of the fractal scale-free networks

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (10) ◽  
pp. 106402
Author(s):  
Qing-Kuan Meng ◽  
Dong-Tai Feng ◽  
Yu-Ping Sun ◽  
Ai-Ping Zhou ◽  
Yan Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Scale Free ◽  
Scale Free Networks

Psychological Impact and Assessment of Youth for the Use of Social Network

2020 ◽  
pp. 344-382
Author(s):  
Sapna Jain ◽  
M. Afshar Alam ◽  
Niloufer Adil Kazmi
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Social Effect ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Social ◽  
Specific Goal ◽  
Impact Hypothesis

This chapter dissects the effect of online life on each youngster in both the negative and positive bearing of their development utilizing the social impact hypothesis. Reliance of youth via web-based networking media has both negative and beneficial outcomes. This hypothesis portrays social effect concerning social power handle that encroach upon us, pushing us to think or keep thinking about a specific goal. These social powers have been stood out from physical powers that control the transmission of light, solid, gravity, interest, and so forth. The discoveries uncovered that the utilization of internet-based life impacts adolescent conduct when contrasted with positive aspects. This study shows a connection among contradictory and imaginative qualities of online life and displays roads for future investigations by encouraging a superior comprehension of electronic interpersonal organization use. In the chapter, the social effect felt by a person as a component of the quality, instantaneousness, and number of source people is exhibited and examined.

EFFECTS OF CONFIDENCE SCALE AND NETWORK STRUCTURE ON MINORITY OPINION SPREADING

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (08) ◽  
pp. 1001-1010 ◽  
Author(s):  
BO SHEN ◽  
YUN LIU
Keyword(s):  
Simple Model ◽  
Network Structure ◽  
Random Network ◽  
Random Networks ◽  
Scale Free Network ◽  
Opinion Formation ◽  
Scale Free ◽  
Scale Free Networks ◽  
Free Network ◽  
Confidence Scale

We study the dynamics of minority opinion spreading using a proposed simple model, in which the exchange of views between agents is determined by a quantity named confidence scale. To understand what will promote the success of minority, two types of networks, random network and scale-free network are considered in opinion formation. We demonstrate that the heterogeneity of networks is advantageous to the minority and exchanging views between more agents will reduce the opportunity of minority's success. Further, enlarging the degree that agents trust each other, i.e. confidence scale, can increase the probability that opinions of the minority could be accepted by the majority. We also show that the minority in scale-free networks are more sensitive to the change of confidence scale than that in random networks.

scholarly journals FERROMAGNETIC FLUID AS A MODEL OF SOCIAL IMPACT

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (08) ◽  
pp. 1227-1235 ◽  
Author(s):  
PIOTR FRONCZAK ◽  
AGATA FRONCZAK ◽  
JANUSZ A. HOŁYST
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Order Phase Transition ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Spin Dynamics ◽  
Psychological Distance ◽  
Ferromagnetic State ◽  
Opinion Formation ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Ferromagnetic Fluid ◽  
Second Order Phase Transition

The paper proposes a new model of spin dynamics which can be treated as a model of sociological coupling between individuals. Our approach takes into account two different human features: Gregariousness and individuality. We will show how they affect a psychological distance between individuals and how the distance changes the opinion formation in a social group. Apart from its sociological aplications the model displays the variety of other interesting phenomena like self-organizing ferromagnetic state or a second order phase transition and can be studied from different points of view, e.g., as a model of ferromagnetic fluid, complex evolving network or multiplicative random process.

scholarly journals Social impact of renewable energy systems: solar energy system in vulnerable community case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 2337-2344
Author(s):  
Yeison Alberto Garcés- Gómez ◽  
Vladimir Henao- Céspedes ◽  
Diana Marcela Gómez Sánchez ◽  
Ángel Andrés López Trujillo ◽  
Nicolás Toro García
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Purchasing Power ◽  
Lighting System ◽  
The Social ◽  
Vulnerable Community ◽  
Bibliometric Review

Photovoltaic lighting systems are unable to reach people with low purchasing power due to high installation costs, so they have traditionally been concentrated in families with high purchasing power and currently do not take into account the social power that this type of system represents. This article analyzes through bibliometric review the effect that lighting can have on human development and how a good lighting system can positively affect a community environment. It is proposed the social design of a photovoltaic lighting system which will be installed in a vulnerable community with resources obtained by the community itself and the whole process of accompaniment achieving a satisfactory impact on the community and achieving integration between the same from community participation. The development of workshops with the children of the community has also been proposed, leading to the training and recognition of alternative energy systems as a strategy of social appropriation.

scholarly journals Stochastic opinion formation in scale-free networks

2005 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bartolozzi ◽  
D. B. Leinweber ◽  
A. W. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Opinion Formation ◽  
Scale Free ◽  
Scale Free Networks

Simulation study on opinion formation models of heterogeneous agents based on game theory and complex networks

SIMULATION ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 93 (11) ◽  
pp. 899-919 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Li ◽  
Hongduo Cao ◽  
Genfeng Wen
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Heterogeneous Agents ◽  
Opinion Formation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Choice Making ◽  
The Social ◽  
Rapid Spread ◽  
Law Degree

This study investigates a new opinion formation model of heterogeneous agents, a network stubborn individuals and orators (NSO) model based on game theory and complex social networks. Game theory solves economists’ rational choice-making problems, and complex social networks reflect the social impact on opinion evolution. The NSO model involves both social and individual heterogeneous characteristics. In a society, the more unequal the members, and the closer the social distances, the faster opinions spread. In the real world, the power-law degree distribution and the short paths in social networks can generate the rapid spread of an opinion. This study also investigates opinion control under the NSO model. The results show that opinion guidance is most likely to separate the public into different groups rather than converge to the guide’s opinion.

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