Rumor Propagation Model under Limited Information Exchange

ABSTRACT

Rumor propagation has been well studied in the past decade, the main concentration is focused on the dynamic behavior analysis of model system, but little attention is paid to the limited information exchange among nodes in the network topology. In this paper, we numerically investigate the limited information transmission influence the rumor spreading. The information packet transmission quantity m is introduced, which means how many messages can an individual send to his friends every time. Simulations illustrate that people transmit more messages to others, the rumor disappear sooner. In addition rumor propagation in homogeneous network has more influence than in inhomogeneous network.

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