The growth, spread, and mutation of internet phenomena: A study of memes
An internet memes is defined as “an image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users, often with slight variations” (Oxford Living Dictionary, 2018). Such units of information are spread rapidly by internet users, often for a relati...
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doaj-55d55e66705f4b35a44d9bc59ebe4fb62020-11-25T03:31:15ZengElsevierResults in Applied Mathematics2590-03742020-05-016The growth, spread, and mutation of internet phenomena: A study of memesAdam Lonnberg0Pengcheng Xiao1Kathryn Wolfinger2School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USADepartment of Mathematics, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA 30060, USA; Corresponding author.Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USAAn internet memes is defined as “an image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users, often with slight variations” (Oxford Living Dictionary, 2018). Such units of information are spread rapidly by internet users, often for a relatively short period of time. The modeling of this spread is of interest for a variety of reasons, especially since large amounts of information are spread via this method. In this study, we attempt to evaluate some previously-implemented models of memetic diffusion and improve upon them when possible. In particular, we implement an SIR-based system of stochastic differential equations. MSC: 41A05, 41A10, 65D05, 65D17, Keywords: Memes, SIR Model, Stochatic differential equationshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590037420300029 |
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The growth, spread, and mutation of internet phenomena: A study of memes |
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An internet memes is defined as “an image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users, often with slight variations” (Oxford Living Dictionary, 2018). Such units of information are spread rapidly by internet users, often for a relatively short period of time. The modeling of this spread is of interest for a variety of reasons, especially since large amounts of information are spread via this method. In this study, we attempt to evaluate some previously-implemented models of memetic diffusion and improve upon them when possible. In particular, we implement an SIR-based system of stochastic differential equations. MSC: 41A05, 41A10, 65D05, 65D17, Keywords: Memes, SIR Model, Stochatic differential equations |
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