Cluster formation in opinion dynamics: A qualitative analysis

Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Physik

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 583-602

  Bertotti, Maria Letizia ^a   Delitala, Marcello ^b  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bounded confidence model; Dynamical systems; Opinion formation; Qualitative analysis

Indexed keywords

BOUNDED CONFIDENCE MODEL; CLUSTER CONFIGURATIONS; CLUSTER FORMATIONS; CONFIDENCE MODEL; FINITE NUMBER; ISOLATED CLUSTER; OPINION DYNAMICS; OPINION FORMATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 77955320584     PISSN: 00442275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00033-009-0040-0     Document Type: Article

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