First-order continuous models of opinion formation

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 837-853

  Aletti, Giacomo ^a   Naldi, Giovanni ^a   Toscani, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Magnetization; Nonlinear nonlocal hyperbolic equation; Opinion formation; Sociophysics

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIZATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

INDIVIDUAL AGENTS; NONLINEAR NONLOCAL HYPERBOLIC EQUATION; OPINION FORMATION; SOCIOPHYSICS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 34547471046     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/060658679     Document Type: Article

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