Publications

The preprints may be easily found in Arxiv.

  1. Recent violent political extremist events in Brazil and epidemic modeling: The role of a SIS-like model on the understanding of spreading and control of radicalism, Nuno Crokidakis, International Journal of Modern Physics C 35, 2450015 (2024).
  2. Nonequilibrium phase transitions and absorbing states in a model for the dynamics of religious affiliation, Nuno Crokidakis, Physica A 643, 129820 (2024).
  3. Directed propaganda in the majority-rule model, Fabrício F. Forgerini, Nuno Crokidakis, Márcio A. V. Carvalho, International Journal of Modern Physics C 35, 2450082 (2024).
  4. Optimal rewiring in coupled opinion and epidemic dynamics with vaccination, André L. Oestereich, Marcelo A. Pires, Nuno Crokidakis, Daniel O. Cajueiro, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 176, 114125 (2023).
  5. Phase transition in the Galam’s majority-rule model with information-mediated independence, André L. Oestereich, Marcelo A. Pires, Silvio M. Duarte Queirós, Nuno Crokidakis, Physics 5, 911(2023).
  6. Questions of science: chatting with ChatGPT about complex systems, Nuno Crokidakis, Marcio Argollo de Menezes, Daniel O. Cajueiro (2023).
  7. Radicalization phenomena: Phase transitions, extinction processes and control of violent activities, Nuno Crokidakis, International Journal of Modern Physics C 34, 2350100 (2023).
  8. Sociophysics: Social collective behavior from the physics point of view, Marcos G. E. da Luz, Celia Anteneodo, Nuno Crokidakis, Matjaz Perc, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 170, 113379 (2023).
  9. Impact of memory and bias in kinetic exchange opinion models on random networks, Andre L. Oestereich, Nuno Crokidakis, Daniel O. Cajueiro, Physica A 607, 128199 (2022).
  10. Role of inflexible minorities in the evolution of alcohol consumption, Nuno Crokidakis, Lucas Sigaud, Journal of Statistical Mechanics 093403 (2022).
  11. After 2018 Bolsonaro victory, is a 2022 remake feasible?, Nuno Crokidakis, Serge Galam, Physica A 600, 127598 (2022).
  12. Modeling the impact of civilian firearm ownership in the evolution of violent crimes, Nuno Crokidakis, Applied Mathematics and Computation 429, 127256 (2022).
  13. Double transition in kinetic exchange opinion models with activation dynamics, Marcelo A. Pires, Nuno Crokidakis, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A 380, 20210164 (2022).
  14. Randomness in ecology: The role of complexity on the Allee effect, Marcelo A. Pires, Nuno Crokidakis, Silvio M. Duarte Queirós, Physica A 589, 126548 (2022).
  15. A simple mechanism leading to first-order phase transitions in a model of tax evasion, Nuno Crokidakis, International Journal of Modern Physics C 33, 2250075 (2022).
  16. Antivax movement and epidemic spreading in the era of social networks: Nonmonotonic effects, bistability, and network segregation, Marcelo A. Pires, Andre L. Oestereich, Nuno Crokidakis, Silvio M. Duarte Queirós, Physical Review E 104, 034302 (2021)
  17. Crime and COVID-19 in Rio de Janeiro: How does organized crime shape the disease evolution?, Nuno Crokidakis, Lucas Sigaud, International Journal of Modern Physics C 32, 2150122 (2021).
  18. What is the potential for a second peak in the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in emerging and developing economies? Insights from a SIRASD model considering the informal economy, Marcelo A. Pires, Nuno Crokidakis, Daniel O. Cajueiro, Marcio Argollo de Menezes, Silvio M. Duarte Queirós, International Journal of Modern Physics C 32, 2150107 (2021).
  19. Modeling the evolution of drinking behavior: A Statistical Physics perspective, Nuno Crokidakis, Lucas Sigaud, Physica A 570, 125814 (2021).
  20. Diffusion plays an unusual role in ecological quasi-neutral competition in metapopulations, Marcelo A. Pires, Nuno Crokidakis, Silvio M. Duarte Queirós, Nonlinear Dynamics 103, 1219 (2021).
  21. Modeling the early evolution of the COVID-19 in Brazil: Results from a Susceptible-Infectious-Quarantined-Recovered (SIQR) model, Nuno Crokidakis, International Journal of Modern Physics C 31, 2050135 (2020).
  22. COVID-19 spreading in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: do the policies of social isolation really work?, Nuno Crokidakis, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 136, 109930, (2020).
  23. Hysteresis and disorder-induced order in continuous kinetic-like opinion dynamics in complex networks, A. L. Oestereich , M. A. Pires, S. M. Duarte Queirós, N. Crokidakis, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 137, 109893, (2020).
  24. Emergence of moderate opinions as a consequence of group pressure, Nuno Crokidakis, International Journal of Modern Physics C 30, 1950091 (2019).
  25. Three-state opinion dynamics in modular networks, André L. Oestereich, Marcelo A. Pires, Nuno Crokidakis, Physical Review E 100, 032312, (2019).
  26. Phase transitions and universality in the Sznajd model with anticonformity, Matheus Calvelli, Nuno Crokidakis, Thadeu J. P. Penna, Physica A 513, 518 (2019).
  27. Can honesty survive in a corrupt parliament?, Nuno Crokidakis, Jorge S. Sá Martins, International Journal of Modern Physics C 29, 1850094 (2018).
  28. Sudden transitions in coupled opinion and epidemic dynamics with vaccination, Marcelo A. Pires, André L. Oestereich, Nuno Crokidakis, Journal of Statistical Mechanics 023204 (2018).
  29. Nonequilibrium opinion dynamics on triangular, honeycomb and Kagome lattices, F. W. S. Lima and N. Crokidakis, International Journal of Modern Physics C 28, 1750123 (2017).
  30. The influence of contrarians in the dynamics of opinion formation, Joao Paulo Gambaro and Nuno Crokidakis, Physica A 486, 465 (2017).
  31. Symmetry breaking by heating in a continuous opinion model, Celia Anteneodo and Nuno Crokidakis, Physical Review E 95, 042308 (2017).
  32. Non-Equilibrium Phase Transitions Induced by Social Temperature In Kinetic Exchange Opinion Models on Regular Lattices, Nuno Crokidakis, Reports in Advances of Physical Sciences 1, 1740001 (2017).
  33. Dynamics of epidemic spreading with vaccination: impact of social pressure and engagement, Marcelo A. Pires and Nuno Crokidakis, Physica A 467, 167 (2017).
  34. Dynamics of tax evasion through an epidemic-like model, Rafael M. Brum and Nuno Crokidakis, International Journal of Modern Physics C 28, 1750023 (2017).
  35. Noise-induced absorbing phase transition in a model of opinion formation, Allan R. Vieira and Nuno Crokidakis, Physics Letters A 380, 2632 (2016).
  36. Consequences of nonconformist behaviors in a continuous opinion model, Allan R. Vieira, Celia Anteneodo and Nuno Crokidakis, Journal of Statistical Mechanics 023204 (2016).
  37. Phase transitions in the majority-vote model with two types of noises, Allan R. Vieira and Nuno Crokidakis, Physica A 450, 30 (2016).
  38. Noise and disorder: phase transitions and universality in a model of opinion formation, Nuno Crokidakis, International Journal of Modern Physics C 27, 1650060 (2016).
  39. Inflexibility and independence: Phase transitions in the majority-rule model, Nuno Crokidakis and Paulo Murilo Castro de Oliveira, Physical Review E 92, 062122 (2015).
  40. Stylized facts in Brazilian vote distributions, Angelo Mondaini Calvão, Nuno Crokidakis and Celia Anteneodo, PLoS ONE 10(9): e0137732 (2015).
  41. Discontinuous phase transition in an open-ended Naming Game, Nuno Crokidakis and Edgardo Brigatti, Journal of Statistical Mechanics P01019 (2015).
  42. A three-state kinetic agent-based model to analyze tax evasion dynamics, Nuno Crokidakis, Physica A 414, 321 (2014).
  43. Competition and evolution in restricted space, F. L. Forgerini and N. Crokidakis, Journal of Statistical Mechanics P07016 (2014).
  44. The first shall be last: Selection-driven minority becomes majority, Nuno Crokidakis and Paulo Murilo Castro de Oliveira, Physica A 409, 48 (2014).
  45. Phase transition in kinetic exchange opinion models with independence, Nuno Crokidakis, Physics Letters A 378, 1683 (2014).
  46. The influence of local majority opinions on the dynamics of the Sznajd model, Nuno Crokidakis, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 487, 012016 (2014).
  47. Impact of contrarians and intransigents in a kinetic model of opinion dynamics, Nuno Crokidakis, Victor H. Blanco and Celia Anteneodo, Physical Review E 89, 013310 (2014).
  48. Role of noise and agents’ convictions on opinion spreading in a three-state voter-like model, Nuno Crokidakis, Journal of Statistical Mechanics P07008 (2013).
  49. Qualitative aspects of the phase diagram of J1-J2 model on the cubic lattice, Octavio D. R. Salmon, Nuno Crokidakis, Minos A. Neto, Igor T. Padilha, J. R. Viana and J. Ricardo de Sousa, International Journal of Modern Physics B 27, 1350162 (2013).
  50. Role of conviction in nonequilibrium models of opinion formation, Nuno Crokidakis and Celia Anteneodo, Physical Review E 86, 061127 (2012).
  51. Probing into the effectiveness of self-isolation policies in epidemic control, Nuno Crokidakis and Silvio M. Duarte Queiros,  Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, P06003 (2012)
  52. Critical behavior of the SIS epidemic model with time-dependent infection rate, Nuno Crokidakis and Marcio Argollo de Menezes, Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, P05012 (2012)
  53. Effects of mass media on opinion spreading in the Sznajd sociophysics model, Nuno Crokidakis, Physica A 391, 1729 (2012)
  54. Impact of site dilution and agent diffusion on the critical behavior of the majority-vote model, Nuno Crokidakis and Paulo Murilo Castro de Oliveira, Physical Review E 85, 041147 (2012)
  55. Competition of reputations in the 2D Sznajd model: spontaneous emergence of democratic states, Nuno Crokidakis and Fabricio L. Forgerini, Brazilian Journal of Physics 42, 125 (2012)
  56. The Sznajd model with limited persuasion: competition between high-reputation and hesitant agents, Nuno Crokidakis and Paulo Murilo Castro de Oliveira, Journal of Statistical Mechanics, P11004 (2011)
  57. Branching process for network growth with geometric restrictions, F. L. Forgerini, N. Crokidakis, S. N. Dorogovtsev and J. F. F. Mendes, International Journal of Complex Systems in Science 1, 141 (2011).
  58. Consequence of reputation in the Sznajd consensus model, Nuno Crokidakis and Fabricio L. Forgerini, Physics Letters A 374, 3380 (2010)
  59. Nonequilibrium phase transitions and tricriticality in a three-dimensional lattice system with random-field competing kinetics, Nuno Crokidakis, Physical Review E 81, 041138 (2010)
  60. Finite-size analysis of a two-dimensional Ising model within a nonextensive approach, N. Crokidakis, D. O. Soares-Pinto, M. S. Reis, A. M. Souza, R. S. Sarthour and I. S. Oliveira, Physical Review E 80, 051101 (2009)
  61. Effect of platykurtic and leptokurtic distributions in the random-field Ising model: Mean-field approach, Silvio M. Duarte Queiros, Nuno Crokidakis and Diogo O. Soares-Pinto, Physical Review E 80, 011143 (2009)
  62. Emergence of clusters in growing networks with ageing, Nuno Crokidakis and Marcio Argollo de Menezes, Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, P04018 (2009)
  63. First-order phase transition in a 2D random-field Ising model with conflicting dynamics, Nuno Crokidakis, Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, P02058 (2009)
  64. Multicritical behavior in a random-field Ising model under a continuous-field probability distribution, Octavio R. Salmon, Nuno Crokidakis and Fernando D. Nobre, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 21, 056005 (2009)
  65. Ising spin glass under continuous-distribution random magnetic fields: Tricritical points and instability lines, Nuno Crokidakis and Fernando D. Nobre, Physical Review E 77, 041124 (2008)
  66. Destruction of first-order phase transition in a random-field Ising model, Nuno Crokidakis and Fernando D. Nobre, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 20, 145211 (2008)