Parameter evaluation of a simple mean-field model of social interaction

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 1427-1439

  Gallo, Ignacio ^a   Barra, Adriano ^a,b   Contucci, Pierluigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Empirical model; Mean field; Social interactions

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS; DISCRETE MODELS; EMPIRICAL MODEL; INTERACTION PARAMETERS; MEAN FIELD; MEAN FIELD MODELS; PARAMETER EVALUATION; POSITIVE VALUE; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SYSTEMS;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 70349333718     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202509003863     Document Type: Article

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