Author, as appears in the article.: Bassolas, Aleix; Gomez, Sergio; Arenas, Alex
Department: Enginyeria Informàtica i Matemàtiques
URV's Author/s: Arenas Moreno, Alejandro / Bassolas Esteban, Aleix / Gómez Jiménez, Sergio
Keywords: Urban segregation Synchronization Spatial heterogeneity Residential segregation Phase-oscillators Diffusion synchronization spatial heterogeneity phase-oscillators income diffusion
Abstract: Urban systems are characterized by populations with heterogeneous characteristics, and whose spatial distribution is crucial to understand inequalities in life expectancy or education level. Traditional studies on spatial segregation indicators focus often on first-neighbour correlations but fail to capture complex multi-scale patterns. In this work, we aim at characterizing the spatial distribution heterogeneity of socioeconomic features through diffusion and synchronization dynamics. In particular, we use the time needed to reach the synchronization as a proxy for the spatial heterogeneity of a socioeconomic feature, as for example, the income. Our analysis for 16 income categories in cities from the United States reveals that the spatial distribution of the most deprived and affluent citizens leads to higher diffusion and synchronization times. By measuring the time needed for a neighborhood to reach the global phase we are able to detect those that suffer from a steeper segregation. Overall, the present manuscript exemplifies how diffusion and synchronization dynamics can be used to assess the heterogeneity in the presence of node information.
Thematic Areas: Physics, multidisciplinary Physics and astronomy (miscellaneous) Physics and astronomy (all) Physical and theoretical chemistry Mathematical physics Materials science (miscellaneous) General physics and astronomy Biophysics
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: sergio.gomez@urv.cat alexandre.arenas@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-1820-0062 0000-0003-0937-0334
Record's date: 2024-09-28
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2022.833426/full
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Frontiers In Physics. 10 833426-
APA: Bassolas, Aleix; Gomez, Sergio; Arenas, Alex (2022). Diffusion and Synchronization Dynamics Reveal the Multi-Scale Patterns of Spatial Segregation. Frontiers In Physics, 10(), 833426-. DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2022.833426
Article's DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2022.833426
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2022
Publication Type: Journal Publications