Paradoxical dynamics of population opinion in response to influence of moderate leader

IEEE SSCI 2011 - Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence - IEEE ALIFE 2011: 2011 IEEE Symposium on Artificial Life

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 148-153

  Malinchik, Sergey ^a   Rosenbluth, David ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

agent based modeling; bounded confidence; hierarchical social networks; opinion dynamics; opinion rebound; unintended consequences

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED MODELING; BOUNDED CONFIDENCE; OPINION DYNAMICS; OPINION REBOUND; SOCIAL NETWORKS; UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

DYNAMICS;

EID: 80051638898     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ALIFE.2011.5954640     Document Type: Conference Paper

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