Stochastic models for the spreading of rumours and epidemics
Rumor and power in Late Antiquity: Informal communication and the uses of rumors i...
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Total Authors: 3
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Fed Goias, Inst Math & Stat, BR-74001970 Goiania, Go - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | JOURNAL OF APPLIED PROBABILITY; v. 48, n. 3, p. 624-636, SEP 2011. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 10 |
| Abstract | |
We study four discrete-time stochastic systems on N, modeling processes of rumor spreading. The involved individuals can either have an active or a passive role, speaking up or asking for the rumor. The appetite for spreading or hearing the rumor is represented by a set of random variables whose distributions may depend on the individuals. Our goal is to understand-based on the distribution of the random variables-whether the probability of having an infinite set of individuals knowing the rumor is positive or not. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 09/18253-7 - Stochastic modeling for population biology |
| Grantee: | Fabio Prates Machado |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships abroad - Research |