DPE is capable of producing social networks with known topologies, notably small-world networks and scale-free networks. In the absence of social interaction, the uptake of an opinion promoted by media is a Markov process. The effect of social interaction under DPE is to retard the initial uptake until the number converted reaches a critical point, after which uptake accelerates rapidly. | DPE is capable of producing social networks with known topologies, notably small-world networks and scale-free networks. In the absence of social interaction, the uptake of an opinion promoted by media is a Markov process. The effect of social interaction under DPE is to retard the initial uptake until the number converted reaches a critical point, after which uptake accelerates rapidly. |