2 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
Hyperscaling of spatial fluctuations constrains the development of urban populations
Wout Merbis, Fernando A. N. Santos, Jay Armas +2
Urban populations exhibit fractal organization and systematic scaling regularities, yet the scaling exponents reported across cities vary substantially, challenging existing theory…
physics.soc-ph2025
Polarisation in increasingly connected societies
Tuan Pham, Sidney Redner, Lourens Waldorp +2
Explanations of polarization often rely on one of the three mechanisms: homophily, bounded confidence, and community-based interactions. Models based on these mechanisms consider t…