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Application of Information Theory in Rumor Spreading Modeling Considering Polarization in Complex Networks

Physics and Society 2024-08-20 v1 Probability

Abstract

It is proposed a model that makes use of the Entropy concept and the Jensen-Shannon information divergence function to simulate computationally the dissemination of opinions on a Barab\'asi-Albert (BA) scale-free network. The simulation considers individual memory, ideological proximity between individuals, and distortion influenced by polarization.

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@article{arxiv.2408.08891,
  title  = {Application of Information Theory in Rumor Spreading Modeling Considering Polarization in Complex Networks},
  author = {Patrick Oliveira de Paula and Alejandra Rada and Catalina Rúa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.08891},
  year   = {2024}
}

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21 pages, 15 figures