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Main Authors: Burgio, Giulio, Gómez, Sergio, Arenas, Alex
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.11441
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author Burgio, Giulio
Gómez, Sergio
Arenas, Alex
author_facet Burgio, Giulio
Gómez, Sergio
Arenas, Alex
contents Contagion processes relying on the exposure to multiple sources are prevalent in social systems, and are effectively represented by hypergraphs. In this Letter, we derive a mean-field model that goes beyond node- and pair-based approximations. We reveal how the stability of the contagion-free state is decided by either two- or three-body interactions, and how this is strictly related to the degree of overlap between these interactions. Our findings demonstrate the dual effect of increased overlap: it lowers the invasion threshold, yet produces smaller outbreaks. Corroborated by numerical simulations, our results emphasize the significance of the chosen representation in describing a higher-order process.
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spellingShingle A triadic approximation reveals the role of interaction overlap on the spread of complex contagions on higher-order networks
Burgio, Giulio
Gómez, Sergio
Arenas, Alex
Physics and Society
Contagion processes relying on the exposure to multiple sources are prevalent in social systems, and are effectively represented by hypergraphs. In this Letter, we derive a mean-field model that goes beyond node- and pair-based approximations. We reveal how the stability of the contagion-free state is decided by either two- or three-body interactions, and how this is strictly related to the degree of overlap between these interactions. Our findings demonstrate the dual effect of increased overlap: it lowers the invasion threshold, yet produces smaller outbreaks. Corroborated by numerical simulations, our results emphasize the significance of the chosen representation in describing a higher-order process.
title A triadic approximation reveals the role of interaction overlap on the spread of complex contagions on higher-order networks
topic Physics and Society
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.11441