The structure and dynamics of many social systems where human interactions involve communities can be described by higher-order networks. The authors propose a hypergraph-based model that describes how individuals form groups and navigate between groups of different sizes.
A network scientist is helping explain why your groupings at your holiday dinner table is like a social science experiment.
How do groups form and evolve? How do individuals navigate these group structures?
Why big groups split into little ones — and why your holiday dinner table is like a social science experiment.