Research on Emergence of Collective Behavior for Information Dissemination in Complex Networks

Collective behavior frequently emerges in this dynamic and interconnected world, making in-depth research into its societal impacts both highly significant and challenging. The emergence and development of collective behavior in social systems are intricately linked to the dissemination of event information. A rational dissemination model needs to be constructed as a foundation for analysis, exploring factors influencing collective behavior, and predicting the onset of such behaviors. During the information dissemination progress, individual interactions are exceedingly intricate and subject to dynamic changes, some of which may even involve nonlinear mutations. Therefore, this article dissects interpersonal interactions into psychological and behavioral dimensions, and establish an emergency dissemination model, considering the coevolution of dissemination strategies, and dissemination behaviors. Additionally, the influence of the initial probability distribution on strategies, dissemination cost, and time decay coefficients on the propagation trends was examined through simulation analysis. Building upon this model, a methodology is proposed for predicting the emergence timepoint from four indicators. Empirical validation and analysis substantiate the proposed approach, affirming its rationality, advancement, and efficacy in addressing the research objectives.