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Abstract The DeGroot model for opinion diffusion over social networks dates back to the 1970s and models the mechanism by which information or disinformation spreads through a network, changing the opinions of the agents. Extensive research exists about the behavior of the DeGroot model and its vari...

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Main Authors: Kara Layne Johnson, Jennifer L. Walsh, Yuri A. Amirkhanian, John J. Borkowski, Nicole Bohme Carnegie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-03-01
Series:Applied Network Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-020-00347-2