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We consider the models of average-oriented opinion dynamics. An opinion about an event is distributed among the agents of a social network. There are an optimization problem and two game-theoretical models when players as centers of influence aim to make the opinions of the agents closer to the target ones in a finite time horizon minimizing their costs. The optimization problem and the games of competition for the agents' opinion are linear-quadratic and solved using the Euler-equation approach. The optimal strategies for optimization problem and the Nash equilibria in the open-loop strategies for the games are found. Numerical simulations demonstrate theoretical results.

Original languageEnglish
Article number355
Number of pages16
JournalMathematics
Volume8
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2020

    Scopus subject areas

  • Mathematics(all)

    Research areas

  • Consensus, Euler-equation approach, Linear-quadratic games, Opinion dynamics

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