Boltzmann and Fokker-Planck equations modelling opinion formation in the presence of strong leaders

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 465, Issue 2112, 2009, Pages 3687-3708

  Düring, Bertram ^a   Markowich, Peter ^b,c   Pietschmann, Jan Frederik ^b   Wolfram, Marie Therese ^b  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Boltzmann equation; Fokker Planck equation; Opinion formation; Sociophysics

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT; TIMING JITTER;

BOLTZMANN; FOKKER PLANCK; MICROSCOPIC INTERACTION; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OPINION FORMATION; OPINION LEADERS; RAREFIED GAS; SOCIOPHYSICS; STEADY STATE;

FOKKER PLANCK EQUATION;

EID: 73149092039     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2009.0239     Document Type: Article

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