Internal network dynamics prolong a losing battle

Simple item page
dc.creatorZhao, Zhenyuan
dc.creatorBohorquez, Juan Camilo
dc.creatorDixon, Alex
dc.creatorJohnson, Neil F.
dc.date2009-01-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:27:58Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:27:58Z
dc.descriptionFights-to-the-death occur in many natural, medical and commercial settings. Standard mass action theory and conventional wisdom imply that the minority (i.e. smaller) group's survival time decreases as its relative initial size decreases, in the absence of replenishment. Here we show that the opposite actually happens, if the minority group features internal network dynamics. Our analytic theory provides a unified quantitative explanation for a range of previously unexplained data, and predicts how losing battles in a medical or social context might be extended or shortened using third-party intervention.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0901.1170
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0901.1170
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/215391
dc.subjectPhysics and Society
dc.subjectBiological Physics
dc.subjectPopulations and Evolution
dc.titleInternal network dynamics prolong a losing battle
dc.typetext

Files

Collections

arXiv