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Second workshop Criticality on networks and socio-economic systems

Thursday Oct 28 (afternoon)

Scope

The success of statistical mechanics in describing different kinds of systems based on basic but relevant rules on their microscopic interactions, among its elements, has surpassed the frontier of physics in several attempts to uncover the essential local rules that can give rise to complex kinds of phenomena. One of the most exciting manifestations displayed by different kinds of systems is the observation of stylised facts, such as the absence of a characteristic scale in the distribution (power-laws distributions) of several properties of the systems.

The study of such phenomena along with the appearance of patterns of universality, within the field of Physics, are the subjects of study on the sub-field of Critical Phenomena. However, the existence of signs of criticality has also been reported in other scientific disciplines like biology, sociology, economy, and urban systems, among others.

The aim of this satellite workshop is to open cross-field discussions about the broad occurrence of signs of criticality in systems of different nature within the approach of complex systems. We are interested in intersecting different definitions about criticality, but also different meanings with the aims of achieving basic agreements about the signs of criticality, generally speaking.

The scope of coverage includes any phenomenon presenting signs of criticality, for example, absence of characteristic scale, tipping points, critical slowing-down: Theory and/or observation.

Program

14:00-14:40 Geoffrey West: Universal Scaling Laws, Singularities and Sustainability in Organisms, Cities and Companies.

14:40-15:10 Geza Odor: Super-spreader hot-spots, mobility and lock-down effects on the dynamics of SIR epidemic models.

15:10-15:50 Sergey Dorogovtsev: Localization in complex networks.

Break 15:50-16:30

16:30 – 17:10 Raissa M. D'Souza: Criticality on networks: universality classes, power laws, and Dragon Kings.

17:10-17:40 Tuan Pham: The effect of social balance on social fragmentation.

17:40-18:10: Yérali Gandica: Signs of universal patterns in social explosions.

Invited Speakers

Geoffrey West           Raissa M. D'Souza       Sergey Dorogovtsev

Organisers

Yérali Gandica         Petter Holme