Opinion dynamics control in a social network with a communication structure (Q6159524)

This paper studies opinion dynamics control in a social network with a communication structure and assesses the influence of control on the final opinions. The model of opinions control is established in a social network with one and several players. Optimal control is calculated for the model with one player and identical agents in a social network with a communication structure. A dynamic game in a social network with identical agents is proposed with connections described by a complete graph. A Nash equilibrium in an analytical form is determined. Based on dynamic programming, an optimal control problem for opinion dynamics in the general case is studied. A Nash equilibrium of a dynamic game with two players influencing opinion dynamics. Some numerical examples are presented to illustrate the theoretical prediction.