[[File:Snipaste_2020-10-23_22-40-33.png|thumb|right|(a) Schematic illustration of the simplified modeling framework based on the particle-network scheme. At the macroscopic level the system is composed of a heterogeneous network of subpopulations. The contagion process in one subpopulation can spread to other subpopulations because of particles diffusing across subpopulations. (b) At the microscopic level, each subpopulation contains a population of individuals. The dynamical process, for instance, a contagion phenomenon, is described by a simple compartmentalization (compartments are indicated by different colored dots in the picture). Within each subpopulation, individuals can mix homogeneously or according to a subnetwork and can diffuse with probability p from one subpopulation to another following the edges of the network. (c) A critical value $p_c$ of the individuals or particles diffusion identifies a phase transition between a regime in which the contagion affects a large fraction of the system and one in which only a small fraction is affected.]] | [[File:Snipaste_2020-10-23_22-40-33.png|thumb|right|(a) Schematic illustration of the simplified modeling framework based on the particle-network scheme. At the macroscopic level the system is composed of a heterogeneous network of subpopulations. The contagion process in one subpopulation can spread to other subpopulations because of particles diffusing across subpopulations. (b) At the microscopic level, each subpopulation contains a population of individuals. The dynamical process, for instance, a contagion phenomenon, is described by a simple compartmentalization (compartments are indicated by different colored dots in the picture). Within each subpopulation, individuals can mix homogeneously or according to a subnetwork and can diffuse with probability p from one subpopulation to another following the edges of the network. (c) A critical value $p_c$ of the individuals or particles diffusion identifies a phase transition between a regime in which the contagion affects a large fraction of the system and one in which only a small fraction is affected.]] |