3 papers
math.OC2026
Constraint-Induced Redistribution of Social Influence in Nonlinear Opinion Dynamics
Vishnudatta Thota, Anastasia Bizyaeva
We study how intrinsic hard constraints on the decision dynamics of social agents shape collective decisions on multiple alternatives in a heterogeneous group. Such constraints may…
eess.SY2025
Dominant Groups and Asymmetric Polarization in Generalized Quasi-Structurally Balanced Networks
Vishnudatta Thota, Swati Priya, Twinkle Tripathy
The paper focuses on the phenomenon of asymmetric polarization arising in the presence of a dominant group in the network. The existing works in the literature analyze polarization…
eess.SY2024
External Bias and Opinion Clustering in Cooperative Networks
Akshay Nagesh Kamthe, Vishnudatta Thota, Aashi Shrinate +1
In this work, we consider a group of n agents which interact with each other in a cooperative framework. A Laplacian-based model is proposed to govern the evolution of opinions in…