Modeling and Empirical Investigation on the Microscopic Social Structure and Global Group Pattern

摘要

In this paper, we investigate the microscopic social mechanisms through agent-based modeling and empirical data analysis with the aim to detect the intrinsic link between local structure balance and global pattern. The investigation based on Hopfield model suggest that three types of social influences give rise to the emergence of macroscopic polarization, and the polarization pattern is closely linked with local structure balance. In addition, the corresponding empirical examples are provided to verify the social mechanisms and model simulation results.