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Models of mob control

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A threshold model of behavior is considered for a group of agents. Making binary decisions (choosing between active or passive states), agents take into account the choice of other members of the group. Control problem for thresholds and agents’ reputation is stated and solved in order to minimize the number of agents choosing “to be active.”

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  1. Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    V. V. Breer & D. A. Novikov

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Original Russian Text © V.V. Breer, D.A. Novikov, 2012, published in Problemy Upravleniya, 2012, No. 2, pp. 38–44.

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Breer, V.V., Novikov, D.A. Models of mob control. Autom Remote Control 74, 2143–2154 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0005117913120163

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