Effect of Contact Preference among Heterogeneous Individuals on Social Contagions

Figure 5

The change of spreading size versus contact probability of homogeneous individuals. (a–d) The individuals’ degree distribution satisfies , where (a) , . (b) , . (c) , . (d) , . (e) Case of , where , . (f) Case of , , where , . Symbols represent simulation results and lines represent theoretical prediction results. Other parameters: ,  = 5, , , ⟶0.

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