Bo Gao , Shiyi Gao , Xi Wang , Juan Zhang , Fanyu Bu , Yang Liu
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Abstract
Maximizing influence in complex social networks represents a fundamental challenge in the field of information dissemination, particularly in real-world scenarios where network topology and propagation mechanisms are often unknown. Traditional methods, which rely on global network information, face significant limitations such as high data acquisition costs and substantial computational complexity, rendering them inadequate for dynamic and unknown networks. To address these challenges, we propose a Multi-Hop Strategy (MHS) framework based on multi-hop perception, which overcomes the limitations of one-hop approaches by integrating the friendship paradox in social networks with human perceptual capabilities. The developed method dynamically selects high-influence seed nodes using local perceptual data, eliminating the need for global topological information. To validate the effectiveness of the proposed framework, extensive experiments are conducted on 12 real world networks spanning diverse domains. Our results show that MHS significantly outperforms four random baseline strategies and the one-hop strategy across most networks, while exhibiting strong robustness to network sparsity and heterogeneity.
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Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
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Physica A publishes research in the field of statistical mechanics and its applications.
Statistical mechanics sets out to explain the behaviour of macroscopic systems by studying the statistical properties of their microscopic constituents.
Applications of the techniques of statistical mechanics are widespread, and include: applications to physical systems such as solids, liquids and gases; applications to chemical and biological systems (colloids, interfaces, complex fluids, polymers and biopolymers, cell physics); and other interdisciplinary applications to for instance biological, economical and sociological systems.