| Article ID: | iaor20126374 |
| Volume: | 73 |
| Issue: | 10 |
| Start Page Number: | 1753 |
| End Page Number: | 1764 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2012 |
| Journal: | Automation and Remote Control |
| Authors: | Zuev A, Fedyanin D |
| Keywords: | internet, simulation, control, optimization, programming: mathematical |
A class of optimization control problems is considered in social networks under certain constraints imposed on opinions of agents. Well‐known solution methods are discussed. The corresponding mathematical models are proposed and their specific features are identified. Finally, the directions and restrictions on their possible application in practice are analyzed.