3 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
The impact of heterogeneity on the co-evolution of cooperation and epidemic spreading in complex networks
Mehran Noori, Nahid Azimi-Tafreshi, Mohammad Salahshour
The dynamics of herd immunity depend crucially on the interaction between collective social behavior and disease transmission, but the role of heterogeneity in this context frequen…
physics.soc-ph2025
The Co-evolution of Cooperation and Epidemic Spreading
Mehran Noori, Nahid Azimi-Tafreshi, Mohammad Salahshour
People's cooperation in adopting protective measures is effective in epidemic control and creates herd immunity as a public good. Similarly, the presence of an epidemic is a drivin…
physics.soc-ph2024
Control of cascading failures using protective measures
Davood Fazli, Mozhgan Khanjanianpak, Nahid Azimi-Tafreshi
Cascading failures, triggered by a local perturbation, can be catastrophic and cause irreparable damages in a wide area. Hence, blocking the devastating cascades is an important is…