Effect of Contact Preference among Heterogeneous Individuals on Social Contagions

Figure 2

The change of the roots (, ) of equation (27) at . The red and blue points are the roots of equation (27). The red points are physically relevant roots and the blue points are other roots. In the case of , the change of the roots of equation (27) at (a) , (b) , (d) , and the inset of (d) . (c) The change of the roots of at ; the inset of (c) shows the change of the roots of at , where the intersections of curves and horizontal line are the roots. In the case of , the change of the roots of equation (27) at (e) , (f) , and the inset of (f) . Other parameters: , ,  =  = 10, , .

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)