generalized extreme value distribution. The diffusion coefficient of an opinion increases linearly with the number of opinions …

Many explanations for the sigmoid or S-shaped curves that characterize the diffusion of innovations through time have … underlying social forces that structure diffusion through both space and time. Using historic New England gravestones and their … among consumers can generate both wave-like diffusion patterns through space and lead to the persistence of cultural …

This article uses Polity IV data to probe system dynamics for studies of the global diffusion of democracy from 1800 to … 2000. By analogy with the Bass model of diffusion of innovations, as translated into system dynamics by Sterman, the … the major force behind the diffusion of democracy. Our findings indicate the applicability of system dynamics simulation …

This research develops then merges two separate models to simulate electric vehicle diffusion through recreation of the …. Government financial incentive availability leads to greater market shares in the beginning years and helps to spread diffusion … in later years due to an increased base of initial adopters. Although seen as a potential hindrance to EV diffusion …

central question in several disciplines. Tag systems are a class of models demonstrating the evolution of cooperation between …

To explore the space between the theories of the Diffusion of Innovations and Universal Darwinism, we first examine a … focus of Diffusion of Innovations and the wider focus of Universal Darwinism. We then build an agent-based model using … elements of both in order to test how well the Diffusion of Innovations theory holds up when some of its simplifications are …