Higher-order adaptive behaviors outperform pairwise strategies in mitigating contagion dynamics

2026/02/05 by Marco Mancastroppa, Márton Karsai, Alain Barrat · 1 voice · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Computer Science · #Insect Pheromone Research and Control #Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing #Reinforcement Learning in Robotics #cs.SI #nlin.AO #physics.soc-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/7zyh-9j1b

openalex publication_date 2026/06/12 · openalex created_date 2026/06/13 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

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Citations

• Adaptive behaviors neutralize bistable explosive transitions in higher-order contagion
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• The physics of higher-order interactions in complex systems

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• Group adaptation drives opinion dynamics in higher-order networks
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Discussions

• Another new preprint on group adaptation! 📣 Great joint work w/ @martonkarsai.bsky.social and @alainbarrat.bsky.social! Can adaptive behaviors driven by group interactions be more effective and less [bsky, 6 points, 1 comments]

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