Diffusion of Innovations on Random Networks: Understanding the Chasm
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We analyze diffusion models on sparse random networks with neighborhood effects. We show how large cascades can be triggered by small initial shocks and compute critical parameters: contagion threshold for a random network, phase transition in the size of the cascade.
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