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Modeling diffusion of innovations with probabilistic cellular automata

adap-org 2023-12-18 v1 Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems q-bio

Abstract

We present a family of one-dimensional cellular automata modeling the diffusion of an innovation in a population. Starting from simple deterministic rules, we construct models parameterized by the interaction range and exhibiting a second-order phase transition. We show that the number of individuals who eventually keep adopting the innovation strongly depends on connectivity between individuals.

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@article{arxiv.adap-org/9705004,
  title  = {Modeling diffusion of innovations with probabilistic cellular automata},
  author = {Nino Boccara and Henryk Fuks},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:adap-org/9705004},
  year   = {2023}
}

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17 pages, 5 figures

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