An opinion dynamics model for the diffusion of innovations

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 388, Issue 15-16, 2009, Pages 3225-3232

  Martins, André C R ^a   Pereira, Carlos de B ^a   Vicente, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Innovation diffusion; Marketing; Opinion dynamics; Sociophysics

Indexed keywords

MARKETING; PHYSICS;

CONTINUOUS OPINIONS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; EMPIRICAL DATA; FAT-TAILED DISTRIBUTIONS; INNOVATION DIFFUSION; OPINION DYNAMICS; SMALL-WORLD EFFECT; SOCIOPHYSICS;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 65649124891     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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