Can a few fanatics influence the opinion of a large segment of a society?

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 147-152

  Stauffer, D ^a,b   Sahimi, M ^a  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIERARCHICAL NETWORKS; MASS COMMUNICATIONS; SYMMETRICAL NETWORKS;

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

EID: 34250331280     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: 14346036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2007-00106-7     Document Type: Article

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