How does innovation take hold in a community? Math modeling can provide clues

Mathematical models can be used to study the spread of technological innovations among individuals connected to each other by a network of peer-to-peer influences, such as in a physical community or neighborhood. One such model was introduced in a paper published yesterday in the SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-03/sfi…