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Anomalously slow attrition times for asymmetric populations with internal group dynamics
Zhenyuan Zhao, Juan Camilo Bohorquez, Alex Dixon +1
The many-body dynamics exhibited by living objects include group formation within a population, and the non-equilibrium process of attrition between two opposing populations due to…
Internal network dynamics prolong a losing battle
Zhenyuan Zhao, Juan Camilo Bohorquez, Alex Dixon +1
Fights-to-the-death occur in many natural, medical and commercial settings. Standard mass action theory and conventional wisdom imply that the minority (i.e. smaller) group's survi…
Universal patterns underlying ongoing wars and terrorism
Neil F. Johnson, Mike Spagat, Jorge A. Restrepo +5
We report a remarkable universality in the patterns of violence arising in three high-profile ongoing wars, and in global terrorism. Our results suggest that these quite different…
From old wars to new wars and global terrorism
N. Johnson, M. Spagat, J. Restrepo +4
Even before 9/11 there were claims that the nature of war had changed fundamentally. The 9/11 attacks created an urgent need to understand contemporary wars and their relationship…