Title
Fractal Analysis on Human Behaviors Dynamics
Abstract
In this paper, the fractal characteristic of human behaviors is investigated from the perspective of time series constructed with the amount of library loans. The values of the Hurst exponent and length of non-periodic cycle calculated through rescaled range analysis indicate that the time series of human behaviors and their sub-series are fractal with self-similarity and long-range dependence. Then the time series are converted into complex networks by the visibility algorithm. The topological properties of the networks such as scale-free property and small-world effect imply that there is a close relationship among the numbers of repetitious behaviors performed by people during certain periods of time. Our work implies that there is intrinsic regularity in the human collective repetitious behaviors. The conclusions may be helpful to develop some new approaches to investigate the fractal feature and mechanism of human dynamics, and provide some references for the management and forecast of human collective behaviors.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1016/j.physa.2012.06.063
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Keywords
Field
DocType
Human dynamics,Time series analysis,Long-range dependence,Complex network,Visibility graph
Statistical physics,Fractal analysis,Time series,Combinatorics,Quantum mechanics,Fractal,Hurst exponent,Human dynamics,Complex network,Human behavior,Rescaled range,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
391
24
0378-4371
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.39
0
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Chao Fan1164.09
Jin-Li Guo244.53
Yi-Long Zha390.88