Algorithms and Dynamical Models for Communities and Reputation in Social Networks

• Main Author: Traag, Vincent (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Game theory.; Mathematics.; Social sciences.; Economic sociology.; Complex Networks.; Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences.; Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.; Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

A persistent problem when finding communities in large complex networks is the so-called resolution limit. This thesis addresses this issue meticulously, and introduces the important notion of resolution-limit-free. Remarkably, only few methods possess this desirable property, and this thesis puts f...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Part I Communities in Networks
• Community Detection
• Scale Invariant Community Detection
• Finding Significant Resolutions
• Modularity with Negative Links
• Applications
• Part II Social Balance & Reputation
• Social Balance
• Models of Social Balance
• Evolution of Cooperation
• Ranking Nodes Using Reputation.