Dynamical models explaining social balance and evolution of cooperation.

Social networks with positive and negative links often split into two antagonistic factions. Examples of such a split abound: revolutionaries versus an old regime, Republicans versus Democrats, Axis versus Allies during the second world war, or the Western versus the Eastern bloc during the Cold War...

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Main Authors: Vincent Antonio Traag, Paul Van Dooren, Patrick De Leenheer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3636264?pdf=render