Boltzmann-type control of opinion consensus through leaders

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

Volumn 372, Issue 2028, 2014, Pages

  Albi, G ^a   Pareschi, L ^a   Zanella, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boltzmann equation; Collective behaviour; Consensus dynamic; Multi agent systems; Opinion leader; Optimal control

Indexed keywords

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

ASYMPTOTIC LIMITS; BINARY CONTROLS; COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOUR; CONTROL APPROACH; COST FUNCTIONALS; OPINION LEADERS; OPTIMAL CONTROLS; STATIONARY SOLUTIONS;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION;

EID: 84907882516     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2014.0138     Document Type: Article

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