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Modelling and simulation of misconduct information diffusion in web forum

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Wuhan University Journal of Natural Sciences

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Using the method of analogy, this paper built the social information field, information field force model and the information diffusion dynamics model to study the dynamic mechanism and the law of the movement regarding how misconduct information moves among nodes in the web forum. It also constructed the web forum misconduct information diffusion complex network simulation model to study the diffusion intensity of misconduct information and its influencing factors. The conclusion is that, under the force of the field, the information flows from the high potential node to the low potential node, during which resistance is generated inside and outside the diffusion channel. In the complex network of the web forum, the diffusion intensity of misconduct information displays an increasing trend as the possibility of reconnection among broken nodes becomes higher. The main factor that determines the diffusion intensity of the misconduct information is the average shortest path. It also increases when the interaction frequency turns higher.

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  1. Economics and Management School, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, 430023, Hubei, China

    Wei Zhao

  2. School of Media and Communication, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430073, Hubei, China

    Zhan Zheng

  3. International School of Software, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, Hubei, China

    Xusong Xu

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Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China (71503188), Key Research Institute of Humanities & Social Science in Hubei Higher Education Institutions (DSS20160105), Subsidy Fund of Grain Science and Technology Innovation and Scientific and Technological Achievements Transformation Set by Grain Bureau of Hubei Province, and Wuhan Social Science Consortium Project

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Zhao, W., Zheng, Z. & Xu, X. Modelling and simulation of misconduct information diffusion in web forum. Wuhan Univ. J. Nat. Sci. 22, 541–548 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11859-017-1286-6

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