Theory of collective opinion shifts: From smooth trends to abrupt swings

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 151-159

  Michard, Q ^a   Bouchaud, J P ^b  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b SERVICE DE PHYSIQUE DE L ETAT CONDENSÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CELL PHONES; CONCRETE HALLS; ISING MODELS;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 25444472584     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2005-00307-0     Document Type: Article

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