Small, Lucy (2012) Information Diffusion on Social Networks. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth.
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Abstract
In this thesis we model the diffusion of information on social networks. A game
played on a specific type of graph generator, the iterated local transitivity
model, is examined. We study how the dynamics of the game change as the
graph grows, and the relationship between properties of the game on a graph
initially and properties of the game later in the graph’s development. We
show that, given certain conditions, for the iterated local transitivity model
it is possible to predict the existence of a Nash equilibrium at any point in
the graph’s growth. We give sufficient conditions for the existence of Nash
Equilibria on star graphs, cliques and trees. We give some results on potential
games on the iterated local transitivity model.
Chapter 2 provides an introduction to graph properties, and describes various
early graph models. Chapter 3 describes some models for online social
networks, and introduces the iterated local transitivity model which we use
later in the thesis. In Chapter 4 various models for games played on networks
are examined. We study a model for competitive information diffusion on
star graphs, cliques and trees, and we provide conditions for the existence of
Nash Equilibria on these. This model for competitive information diffusion is
studied in detail for the iterated local transitivity model in Chapter 5. We
discuss potential games in Chapter 6 and their existence on the iterated local
transitivity model. We conclude with some suggestions on how to extend and
develop upon the work done in this thesis.
Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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Keywords: | Information Diffusion; Social Networks; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Hamilton Institute |
Item ID: | 4467 |
Depositing User: | IR eTheses |
Date Deposited: | 11 Sep 2013 13:45 |
URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/4467 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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