Volume V Issue I January-March 2025

Name of Author : P.Sakthipriya, M.Kalaivani

Title of the paper : Zombie Apocalypse Modeling the Social Dynamics of Infection and Rejection

Abstract: In this article, we propose a model that we call Zombie Apocalypse and that relies on agent based simulation on a dynamic network topology. We simulate three strategies common to the zombie mythology and the sociology of figurational dynamics by Norbert Elias cutting ties, being sentimental, and stigmatization. The simulation results are analysed on two dimensions the outcome for the populations of zombies and humans as well as the resulting changes in topology. We show that the introduction of social dynamics into these models leads to unexpected outcomes. Implications for more serious research on general models of infection and social dynamics are discussed.

Keywords : Infectious diseases, simulation, social networks, figurational dynamics, zombies

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Page Number : 58-62