A rumor transmission model with various contact interactions.
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.
Kawachi
Kazuki
K
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
Seki
Motohide
M
Yoshida
Hiraku
H
Otake
Yohei
Y
Warashina
Katsuhide
K
Ueda
Hiroshi
H
D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D012919:Social Behavior; D013404:Suggestion