Mapping of the simplicial contagion model to a hypergraph contagion.
Influential groups for seeding and sustaining
nonlinear contagion in heterogeneous hypergraphs. pdf ![]()
By mapping multibody interactions to nonlinear infection rates, we demonstrate the influence of large groups in two ways.
First, we characterize the phase transition, which can be continuous or discontinuous with a bistable regime.
Second, we formulate an optimal seeding problem for hypergraph contagion and compare two strategies: allocating seeds according to node or group properties.