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The evolution of cooperation in signed networks under the impact of structural balance

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  • Xiaochen He
  • Haifeng Du
  • Meng Cai
  • Marcus W Feldman

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Structural balance plays an important role in the dynamics of signed networks. Based on structural balance, we generalize the evolution of cooperation in signed networks. Here we develop a new simulation model to study the impact of structural balance on the evolution of cooperation in signed networks. The simulation shows that cooperation prevails when an individual has a higher probability of adjusting the signs of its relations. We also find that structural balance forces the coexistence of cooperators and defectors, while the initial attributes of networks have little impact on the evolution of cooperation in the presence of structural balance, although they have a strong effect on the evolution of structural balance.

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  • Xiaochen He & Haifeng Du & Meng Cai & Marcus W Feldman, 2018. "The evolution of cooperation in signed networks under the impact of structural balance," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(10), pages 1-18, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0205084
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205084
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    1. Zhenpeng Li & Ling Ma & Simin Chi & Xu Qian, 2022. "Structural Balance under Weight Evolution of Dynamic Signed Network," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-21, April.
    2. Song, Shenpeng & Feng, Yuhao & Xu, Wenzhe & Li, Hui-Jia & Wang, Zhen, 2022. "Evolutionary prisoner’s dilemma game on signed networks based on structural balance theory," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 164(C).
    3. Li, Guangyu & Du, Haifeng & He, Xiaochen, 2024. "The evolutionary prisoner’s dilemma game in continuous signed networks," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 181(C).
    4. Xiaochen He & Haifeng Du & Marcus W Feldman & Guangyu Li, 2019. "Information diffusion in signed networks," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(10), pages 1-21, October.
    5. Lee, Kyu-Min & Lee, Sungmin & Min, Byungjoon & Goh, K.-I., 2023. "Threshold cascade dynamics on signed random networks," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 168(C).
    6. Zhong, Xiaowen & Fan, Ying & Di, Zengru, 2021. "The evolution of cooperation in public goods games on signed networks," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 582(C).

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