Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Social science studies have shown that people are connected in a "small world."In this network, people are connected with short path lengths and are highly clustered.To clarify how people in a small world acquire knowledge through communicative interactions, we constructed a multi-agent model and subsequently conducted a computer simulation.Results of the computer simulation showed that in a small world network, agents acquire correct and diverse knowledge.We discuss the adaptive nature of a small world network for knowledge acquisition.
Authors: Hidehito Honda, Toshihiko Matsuka
Institution: Chiba University
Language: English
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2574006027