2 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-ph2025
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…