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  • Social Sciences
  • Network Science
  • Computational Social Science

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  • Information adoption often involves complex contagion, not simple spread.
  • Multiple reinforcing sources influence the adoption of new information.
  • Existing models struggle to capture the dynamics of complex contagion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel model for complex contagion dynamics.
  • To analyze population-wide patterns arising from multiple competing contagion processes.
  • To explore the emergence of consensus, dominance, and polarization.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a model integrating complex contagion, opinion dynamics, and evolutionary game theory.
  • Shifted focus from individual behavior to the properties of diffusing processes.
  • Analyzed population dynamics across various network structures.

Main Results:

  • The model generates diverse dynamical patterns: consensus, dominance, and multiple types of polarization.
  • Population structures significantly modify these dynamics.
  • Structured interactions can expand dominance and reduce polarization, while modularity can induce structural polarization.

Conclusions:

  • Complex contagion models offer a richer understanding of information diffusion.
  • Competing contagion processes and network structures are crucial for predicting population dynamics.
  • The model provides insights into consensus, dominance, and polarization in social systems.