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The distinction between positive and negative links is not often made. Nonetheless, it can be essential for understanding the network structure. We here review an old theory from sociology, known as social balance theory. The idea is similar to the old adage of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend". We will derive some of the classical results, which shows there is a clear connection with the field of community detection.
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Traag, V. (2014). Social Balance. In: Algorithms and Dynamical Models for Communities and Reputation in Social Networks. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06391-1_7
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