The effects of nonlinear interactions and network structure in small group opinion dynamics

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 378, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 118-126

  Gabbay, Michael ^a  

^a Information Systems Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude change; Nonlinear dynamics; Opinion dynamics; Social networks

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TOPOLOGY;

ATTITUDE CHANGE; OPINION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL NETWORKS;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 33847165855     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2006.11.051     Document Type: Article

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