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April 1, 2015 at 10:15 pm

Math-Biology Seminar | The Geometry of Social Distance, April 8

The Mathematical Biology Seminar series presents Dr. Winfried Just on “The Geometry of Social Distance” on Wednesday, April 8, at 5:15 p.m. in 326 Morton Hall.

Just is Professor of Mathematics at Ohio University.

Abstract: Any given contact network implicitly defines a notion of social distance. In this talk we will explore some structural properties of the resulting geometries, with emphasis on clustering coefficients and the small-world property.  Implications for the transmission of infectious diseases and some related research problems will also be discussed.

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