A kinetic approach to the study of opinion formation

Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 507-522

  Boudin, Laurent ^a   Salvarani, Francesco ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kinetic theory; Opinion formation; Sociophysics

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650100840     PISSN: 0764583X     EISSN: 12903841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/m2an/2009004     Document Type: Article

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