This book uses rigorous mathematical analysis to advance opinion dynamics models for social networks in three major directions. First, a novel model is proposed

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This book answers the question of whether we can apply evolutionary theories to our understanding of the development of social structures. Social networks have

This volume engages the interface between the development of human lives and social relational networks. It focuses on the integration of two subfields of socio