Information propagation in a novel hierarchical network

TL;DR

This paper introduces a new hierarchical network model with small world properties and studies how information spreads on it, revealing effects of seed location and a bimodal distribution of refractory elements.

Contribution

The paper presents a novel hierarchical network model and analyzes its information propagation dynamics, highlighting unique properties like small world behavior and bimodal refractory element distribution.

Findings

Network exhibits small world property.

Seed location influences spreading range.

Refractory element distribution is bimodal.

Abstract

A novel hierarchical model of complex network is proposed, and information propagation process taking place on top of the network is investigated. Our model is demonstrated to have small world property. We found that the frequency distribution of refractory elements number is bimodal and the location of initially chosen seed infection affects the spreading range of the information.