Model structure analysis through graph theory: Partition heuristics and feedback structure decomposition

System Dynamics Review

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 313-336

  Oliva, Rogelio ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; MODELING;

EID: 11244275362     PISSN: 08837066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sdr.298     Document Type: Review

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