Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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480807 | European Journal of Operational Research | 2010 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
We present an application of relation algebra to measure agents’ ‘strength’ in a social network with influence between agents. In particular, we deal with power, success, and influence of an agent as measured by the generalized Hoede–Bakker index and its modifications, and by the influence indices. We also apply relation algebra to determine followers of a coalition and the kernel of an influence function. This leads to specifications, which can be executed with the help of the BDD-based tool RelView after a simple translation into the tool’s programming language. As an example we consider the present Dutch Parliament.
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Authors
Rudolf Berghammer, Agnieszka Rusinowska, Harrie de Swart,