Discrepancies of Implicit and Explicit Opinions Over Time-Varying Social Networks

In the real world, the social impact weights may change over time even if the structure of the social network remains unchanging. However, the analysis of opinion dynamics on time-varying social networks is a challenging problem. In this letter, we focus on the discrepancies of the implicit and explicit opinions over time-varying social networks. The supremum of the ultimate implicit and explicit opinions are respectively provided. Moreover, we give an explicit relationship of the discrepancy between the ultimate implicit and explicit opinions. Finally, based on Karate Club network, it is revealed that the discrepancy between the ultimate implicit and explicit opinions decreases with the increase of individual susceptibility and persistence.