On evolving network models and their influence on opinion formation
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Abstract: In this paper, we propose a new model for continuous time opinion dynamics on an evolving network. As opposed to existing models, in which the network typically evolves by discretely adding or removing edges, we instead propose a model for opinion formation which is coupled to a network evolving through a system of ordinary differential equations for the edge weights. We interpret each edge weight as the strength of the relationship between a pair of individuals, with edges increasing in weight if pairs continually listen to each others' opinions and decreasing if not. We investigate the impact of various edge dynamics at different timescales on the opinion dynamic itself. This is done partly through analytic results and partly through extensive numerical simulations of two case studies: one using bounded confidence interaction dynamics in the opinion formation process (as in the classical Hegselmann-Krause model) and one using an exponentially decaying interaction function. We find that the dynamic edge weights can have a significant impact on the opinion formation process, since they may result in consensus formation but can also reinforce polarisation. Overall, the proposed modelling approach allows us to quantify and investigate how the network and opinion dynamics influence each other.
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