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Diffusion in large networks

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We investigate the phenomenon of diffusion in a countably infinite society of individuals interacting with their neighbors in a network. At a given time, each individual is either active or inactive. The diffusion is driven by two characteristics: the network structure and the diffusion mechanism represented by an aggregation function. We distinguish between two diffusion mechanisms (probabilistic, deterministic) and focus on two types of aggregation functions (strict, Boolean). Under strict aggregation functions, polarization of the society cannot happen, and its state evolves towards a mixture of infinitely many active and infinitely many inactive agents, or towards a homogeneous society. Under Boolean aggregation functions, the diffusion process becomes deterministic and the contagion model of Morris (2000) becomes a particular case of our framework. Polarization can then happen. Our dynamics also allows for cycles in both cases. The network structure is not relevant for these questions, but is important for establishing irreducibility, at the price of a richness assumption: the network should contain at least one complex star and have enough space for storing local configurations. Our model can be given a game-theoretic interpretation via a local coordination game, where each player would apply a best-response strategy in a random neighborhood.
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halshs-03881455 , version 1 (05-06-2022)
halshs-03881455 , version 2 (01-12-2022)

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Michel Grabisch, Agnieszka Rusinowska, Xavier Venel. Diffusion in large networks. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2022, 139, pp.104439. ⟨10.1016/j.jedc.2022.104439⟩. ⟨halshs-03881455v2⟩
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