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Re:Ask HN: Idea Propagation through Social Networks? by sitkack on Monday July 27, 2020 @10:57PM (#23971867)
You basically should read all of https://arxiv.org/list/physics.soc-ph/recent Physics and Society

https://arxiv.org/list/cs.SI/recent Social and Information Networks

Two random samplings look to be right on topic, search for survey papers in both disciplines.

Spreading of Memes on Multiplex Networks https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.12630

A model for meme popularity growth in social networking systems based on biological principle and human interest dynamics https://arxiv.org/abs/1902.00533

Re:Ask HN: Idea Propagation through Social Networks? by rajansaini on Monday July 27, 2020 @11:01PM (#23971885)
Whoa thanks!! I'll definitely take a look! Have you happened to come across anything dealing with optimal initial conditions that was particularly noteworthy?