3 papers
physics.soc-ph2024
Epidemic risk perception and social interactions lead to awareness cascades on multiplex networks
Tim Van Wesemael, Luis E. C. Rocha, Jan M. Baetens
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 interaction…
physics.soc-ph2024
Social clustering reinforces external influence on the majority opinion model
Niels Van Santen, Jan Ryckebusch, Luis E. C. Rocha
Public opinion is subject to peer interaction via social networks and external pressure from the media, advertising, and other actors. In this paper, we study the interaction betwe…
q-fin.ST2024
On the potential of quantum walks for modeling financial return distributions
Stijn De Backer, Luis E. C. Rocha, Jan Ryckebusch +1
Accurate modeling of the temporal evolution of asset prices is crucial for understanding financial markets. We explore the potential of discrete-time quantum walks to model the evo…