Publication Date:
2016-06-23
Description:
In this study, we investigate the role of the mesoscopic structural properties of a scale-free social network on the contagion spreading. We focus on both the exponent of power-law community size distribution function ( β ) and the mixing parameter ( μ ). Findings show that increasing β reduces the rate of epidemic spreading. On the other hand, increasing μ increases the rate of epidemic spreading. Two innovating parameters, Temperature and cos θ , are introduced here to analyze these effects.
Print ISSN:
1054-1500
Electronic ISSN:
1089-7682
Topics:
Physics
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