title: A rumor transmission model with various contact interactions.
abstract: We consider a rumor transmission model with various contact interactions and explore what effect such interactions have on the spread of a rumor, in particular whether they can explain the rumor recursion. Through mathematical analysis and computer simulations, we conjecture that rumor recursion remains a major challenge to mathematical models of rumors beyond our model proposed here.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8914, Japan. kkawachi@ms.u-tokyo.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawachi
authors.forename: Motohide
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: Hiraku
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Otake
authors.forename: Katsuhide
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Warashina
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueda
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D012919:Social Behavior; D013404:Suggestion