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State Space Analysis Of Dominant Structures In Dynamic Social Systems, Jeremy B. Sato
State Space Analysis Of Dominant Structures In Dynamic Social Systems, Jeremy B. Sato
McKelvey School of Engineering Theses & Dissertations
Many systems involving human relationships are modeled as dynamic systems, as diverse as urban population growth, diffusion of innovations, spread of viruses, and supply chain management. A fundamental assumption is that these systems contain variables which accumulate and deplete over time (people, innovation adoptions, infections, and orders), and whose dynamics are determined by societal rules and human decision making processes. These assumptions allow the system to be formally expressed by ordinary differential equations which are often nonlinear and contain multiple state variables and feedback loops. Analytical methods have been developed to identify the dominant feedback loops which primarily influence the …