3 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
A behavioral principle underlying attacker-defender interactions in soccer
Issei Yamazaki, Hirotaka Goto, Kojiro Otoguro +3
Soccer is widely popular for its simple rules and complex yet coordinated play that unfolds on the pitch. Nevertheless, the fundamental mechanisms governing such play are not well…
q-bio.PE2025
When it pays to teach: a population threshold for dedicated teaching
Hirotaka Goto, Joshua B. Plotkin
Teachers hold a prominent place in modern societies, particularly where education is compulsory and widely institutionalized. This ubiquity obscures an underlying question: why do…
nlin.AO2023
Modeling urbanization dynamics by labor force migration
Hirotaka Goto
Individual participants in human society collectively exhibit aggregation behavior. In this study, we present a simple microscopic model of labor force migration based on the activ…