3 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
Opinion polarization from compression-based decision making where agents optimize local complexity and global simplicity
Alina Dubovskaya, David J. P. O'Sullivan, Michael Quayle
Understanding social polarization requires integrating insights from psychology, sociology, and complex systems science. Agent-based modeling provides a natural framework to combin…
physics.soc-ph2024
Modeling diffusion in networks with communities: a multitype branching process approach
Alina Dubovskaya, Caroline B. Pena, David J. P. O'Sullivan
The dynamics of diffusion in complex networks are widely studied to understand how entities, such as information, diseases, or behaviors, spread in an interconnected environment. C…
physics.soc-ph2022
Analysis of mean-field approximation for Deffuant opinion dynamics on networks
Alina Dubovskaya, Susan C. Fennell, Kevin Burke +2
Mean-field equations have been developed recently to approximate the dynamics of the Deffuant model of opinion formation. These equations can describe both fully-mixed populations…