Chaos in opinion-driven disease dynamics
Chaotic Dynamics
2024-10-11 v1 Dynamical Systems
Physics and Society
Populations and Evolution
Abstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, it became evident that the effectiveness of applying intervention measures is significantly influenced by societal acceptance, which, in turn, is affected by the processes of opinion formation. This article explores one among the many possibilities of a coupled opinion-epidemic system. The findings reveal either intricate periodic patterns or chaotic dynamics, leading to substantial fluctuations in opinion distribution and, consequently, significant variations in the total number of infections over time. Interestingly, the model is exhibiting the protective pattern.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2410.08030,
title = {Chaos in opinion-driven disease dynamics},
author = {Thomas Götz and Tyll Krüger and Karol Niedzielewski and Radomir Pestow and Moritz Schäfer and Jan Schneider},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.08030},
year = {2024}
}
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18 pages, 9 figures