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We investigate the impact of network heterogeneity on synergistic contagion dynamics. By extending a synergistic contagion model to diverse heterogeneous network topologies, we uncover the emergence of novel dynamical regimes characterized…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-07-09 Francisco J. Perez-Reche , Sergei N. Taraskin

Xenophobic interactions play a role as important as homophilic ones in shaping many dynamical processes on social networks, such as opinion formation, social balance, or epidemic spreading. In this paper, we use belief propagation and Monte…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-06-24 Alejandro Castro , Tuan Minh Pham , Ernesto Ortega , David Machado

The course of an epidemic is not only shaped by infection transmission over face-to-face contacts, but also by preventive behaviour caused by risk perception and social interactions. This study explores the dynamics of coupled awareness and…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-02-24 Tim Van Wesemael , Luis E. C. Rocha , Jan M. Baetens

Interactions in natural communities can be highly heterogeneous, with any given species interacting appreciably with only some of the others, a situation commonly represented by sparse interaction networks. We study the consequences of…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2022-10-12 Stav Marcus , Ari M. Turner , Guy Bunin

We consider a nonlinear dynamical system on a signed graph, which can be interpreted as a mathematical model of social networks in which the links can have both positive and negative connotations. In accordance with a concept from social…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2015-06-16 Tyler H. Summers , Iman Shames

It has recently become possible to study the dynamics of information diffusion in techno-social systems at scale, due to the emergence of online platforms, such as Twitter, with millions of users. One question that systematically recurs is…

Physics and Society · Physics 2017-11-01 Bjarke Mønsted , Piotr Sapieżyński , Emilio Ferrara , Sune Lehmann

Quantitative analysis of empirical data from online social networks reveals group dynamics in which emotions are involved (\v{S}uvakov et al). Full understanding of the underlying mechanisms, however, remains a challenging task. Using…

Physics and Society · Physics 2012-05-30 Milovan Šuvakov , David Garcia , Frank Schweitzer , Bosiljka Tadić

Interactions in biology and social systems are not restricted to pairwise but can take arbitrary sizes. Extensive studies have revealed that the arbitrary-sized interactions significantly affect the spreading dynamics on networked systems.…

Physics and Society · Physics 2021-05-19 Wenyao Li , Xiaoyu Xue , Liming Pan , Tao Lin , Wei Wang

Many social, biological, and economic systems can be approached by complex networks of interacting units. The behaviour of several models on small-world networks has recently been studied. These models are expected to capture the essential…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-07 Alejandro D. Sanchez , Juan M. Lopez , Miguel A. Rodriguez

Addictive behavior spreads through social networks via feedback among choice, peer pressure, and shifting ties, a process that eludes standard epidemic models. We present a comprehensive multi-state network model that integrates…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-06-30 Hsuan-Wei Lee , Yi-Hsuan Huang , Nishant Malik

Levels of sociality in nature vary widely. Some species are solitary; others live in family groups; some form complex multi-family societies. Increased levels of social interaction can allow for the spread of useful innovations and…

Physics and Society · Physics 2023-01-11 Daniel B. Cooney , Dylan H. Morris , Simon A. Levin , Daniel I. Rubenstein , Pawel Romanczuk

A key ingredient in social contagion dynamics is reinforcement, as adopting a certain social behavior requires verification of its credibility and legitimacy. Memory of non-redundant information plays an important role in reinforcement,…

Physics and Society · Physics 2015-07-29 Wei Wang , Ming Tang , Hai-Feng Zhang , Ying-Cheng Lai

An enduring challenge in contagion theory is that the pathways contagions follow through social networks exhibit emergent complexities that are difficult to predict using network structure. Here, we address this challenge by developing a…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2025-10-08 Fabian Tschofenig , Douglas Guilbeault

We study the effects of animal social networks with a weighted pattern of interactions on the flocking transition exhibited by models of self-organized collective motion. Considering a model representing dynamics on a one-dimensional…

Physics and Society · Physics 2022-10-19 Jaume Ojer , Romualdo Pastor-Satorras

In human and animal groups, social interactions often rely on the transmission of information via visual observation of the behavior of others. These visual interactions are governed by the laws of physics and sensory limits. Individuals…

Biological Physics · Physics 2021-06-21 Winnie Poel , Claudia Winklmayr , Pawel Romanczuk

Individual and community psychology plays an important role in disaster management as human behavior exhibit diverse risk perceptions, recognition of the threats that exists, positive and negative emotions, panic, anger, rumor, stress and…

Physics and Society · Physics 2023-01-19 Liaquat Hossain

In networks, multiple contagions, such as information and purchasing behaviors, may interact with each other as they spread simultaneously. However, most of the existing information diffusion models are built on the assumption that each…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2018-07-24 Xi Zhang , Yuan Su , Siyu Qu , Sihong Xie , Binxing Fang , Philip S. Yu

The extensive dissemination of false information in social networks affects netizens social lives, morals, and behaviours. When a neighbour expresses strong emotions (e.g., fear, anger, excitement) based on a false statement, these emotions…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-12-19 Debashis Naskar , Subhashis Das , Sara Rodriguez Gonzalez

Human social behavior is organized in stratified, hierarchical networks, with a support group with about 5 members, expanding proportionally at each layer up to a maximum of approximately 150 frequent interactions per individual. This is…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-10-20 Airton Deppman

We introduce a mathematical model that combines the concepts of complex contagion with payoff-biased imitation, to describe how social behaviors spread through a population. Traditional models of social learning by imitation are based on…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-01-13 Hiroaki Chiba-Okabe , Joshua B. Plotkin