Publications
Papers
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Preprints
**** 2020****
[70] G. S. Costa, S. C. Ferreira, Nonmassive immunization to contain spreading on complex networks, Phys. Rev. E 101, 022311, (2020).
**** 2019 ****
[68] M. M. de Oliveira, S. G. Alves, S. C. Ferreira, Dynamical correlations and pairwise theory for the symbiotic contact process on networks, Phys. Rev. E 100, 052302, (2019).
[67] D. H. Silva, S. C. Ferreira, W. Cota, R. Pastor-Satorras, C. Castellano, Spectral properties and the accuracy of mean-field approaches for epidemics on correlated power-law networks. Phys. Rev. Res. 1, 033024 (2019).
[66] W. Cota, S. C. Ferreira, R. Pastor-Satorras, M. Startnini, Quantifying echo chamber effects in information spreading over political communication networks, EPJ Data Science 8, 35 (2019).
[65] A. J. Pereira, S. G. Alves, S. C. Ferreira, Effects of a kinetic barrier on limited-mobility interface growth models, Phys. Rev. E 99,. 042802, (2019).
[64] E. E. M. Luis, T. A. de Assis, S. C. Ferreira, and R. F. S. Andrade, Local roughness exponent in the nonlinear molecular-beam-epitaxy universality class in one-dimension, Phys. Rev. E 99 022801 (2019).
**** 2018 ****
[63] D. H. Silva, S. C. Ferreira, Activation thresholds in epidemic spreading with motile infectious agents on scale-free networks, Chaos 28, 123112 (2018).
[62] S. N Santalla, S. C Ferreira, Eden model with nonlocal growth rules and the kinetic roughening in biological systems, Phys. Rev. E 98, 022405 (2018).
[61] W. Cota, A. S. Mata, S. C. Ferreira Robustness and fragility of the susceptible-infected-susceptible epidemic models on complex, networks Phys. Rev. E 98, 012310 (2018).
[60] W. Cota, G. Ódor, S. C. Ferreira, Griffiths phases in infinite-dimensional, non-hierarchical modular networks, Scientific Reports 8, 9144 (2018).
**** 2017 ****
[59] E. E Mozo Luis, T. A. de Assis, S. C. Ferreira, Optimal detrended fluctuation analysis as a tool for the determination of the roughness exponent of the mounded surfaces, Phys. Rev. E 95, 042801 (2017) .
[58] W. Cota, S. C. Ferreira, Optimized Gillespie algorithms for the simulation of Markovian epidemic processes on large and heterogeneous networks, Comp. Phys. Commun. 219, 303 (2017).
**** 2016 ****
[57] R.S Sander, G.S. Costa, S. C. Ferreira, Sampling methods for the quasistationary regime of epidemic processes on regular and complex networks, Phys. Rev. E 94, 042308 (2016). Citations
[56] S.G. Alves, C. I. L. de Araujo, S. C. Ferreira, Hallmarks of the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang universality class elicited by scanning probe microscopy New J. Phys. 18, 093018 (2016).
[55] S.G. Alves, S. C. Ferreira, Scaling, cumulant ratios and height distribution of the ballistic deposition in 3+1 and 4+1 dimensions, Phys. Rev. E 93 052131 (2016).
[54] L. R. Paiva, S. C. Ferreira, M. L. Martins, Effects of vascularization on cancer nanochemotherapy outcomes, Physica A 455, 79 (2016).
[53] W. Cota, S. C. Ferreira, G. Ódor, Griffiths effects of the susceptible-infected-susceptible epidemic model on random power-law networks, Phys. Rev E 93, 032322 (2016).
[52] S. C. Ferreira, R. S. Sander, R. Pastor-Satorras, Collective versus hub activation of epidemic phases on networks, Phys. Rev. E 93, 032314 (2016).
[51] M M de Oliveira, S G Alves, S C Ferreira, Continuous and discontinuous absorbing-state phase transitions on Voronoi-Delaunay random lattices, Phys. Rev. E 93 012110 (2016).
**** 2014 ****
[49] S. G. Alves, T. J. Oliveira, S. C. Ferreira, On the origins of scaling corrections in ballistic growth models, Phys. Rev. E 90 052405 (2014).
[48] I. S. S. Carrasco, K. A. Takeuchi, S. C. Ferreira, T. J. Oliveira, Interface fluctuations for deposition on enlarging flat substrates, New J. Phys. 16 123057 (2014).
[47] S. G. Alves, T. J. Oliveira, S. C. Ferreira, Universality of fluctuations in the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang class in high dimensions and its upper critical dimension, Phys. Rev. E 90, 020103(R) (2014).
[46] A. S. Mata, R. S. Ferreira, S.C. Ferreira, Heterogeneous pair-approximation for the contact process on complex networks, New J. Phys. 16 053006 (2014).
**** 2013 ****
[45] A. S. Mata, S. C. Ferreira, R. Pastor-Satorras, Effects of local population structure in a reaction-diffusion model of a contact process on metapopulation networks.
Download: Phys. Rev. E 88 042820 (2013) ArXiv PRE pdf
[44] R. S. Ferreira, S. C. Ferreira, Critical behavior of the contact process on small-world networks Eur. Phys. J. B 86, 462 (2013).
[43] A. S. Mata, S. C. Ferreira, Pair quenched mean-field theory for the susceptible-infected-susceptible model on complex networks, EPL 103 48003 (2013).
[42] S. G. Alves, T. J. Oliveira, S. C. Ferreira, Non-universal parameters, corrections and universality in the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang growth, J. Stat. Mech. P05007 (2013).
[41] T. J. Oliveira, S. G. Alves, S. C. Ferreira, Kardar-Parisi-Zhang universality class in 2+1 dimensions: Universal geometry-dependent distributions and finite-time corrections, Phys. Rev. E 87, 040012(R) (2013).
[40] L. R. Paiva, H. S. Silva, S. C. Ferreira, M.L. Martins, Multiscale model for the effects of adaptive immunity suppression on the viral therapy of cancer, Physical Biology 10, 02505 (2013).
[39] R. S. Sander, S. C. Ferreira, R. Pastor-Satorras, Phase transitions with infinitely many absorbing states in complex networks, Phys. Rev. E 87, 022820 (2013).
**** 2012 ****
[38] S. C. Ferreira, C. Castellano, and R. Pastor-Satorra, Epidemic thresholds of the Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible model on networks: A comparison of numerical and theoretical results, Phys Rev. E 86, 041125 (2012).
[37] S. G. Alves and S. C. Ferreira, Eden clusters in three dimensions and the Kardar–Parisi–Zhang universality class, J. Stat. Mech. P10011 (2012).
[36] T. J. Oliveira, S. C. Ferreira, S. G. Alves, Universal fluctuations in KPZ growth on one-dimensional flat substrates, Phys. Rev. E 85, 010601 (2012).
**** 2011 ****
[35] F. S. Nascimento, S. C. Ferreira, S. O Ferreira, Faceted anomalous scaling in the epitaxial growth of semiconductor films, Europhysics Letters 94, 68002 (2011).
[34] S. C. Ferreira, R. S. Ferreira, R. Pastor-Satorras, Quasistationary analysis of the contact process on annealed scale-free networks, Phys. Rev. E 83, 066113 (2011).
[33] F. F. Leal, S. C. Ferreira, S. O. Ferreira, Modelling of epitaxial film growth with a Ehrlich-Schwoebel barrier dependent on the step height, to appear in J. Phys.: Cond. Matter 23. 292201 (2011).
Supplementary Material: pdf Movie 1 Movie 2 Movie 3
[32] F. F. Leal, T. J. Oliveira, S. C. Ferreira, Kinetic modelling of epitaxial film growth with up- and downward step barriers, J. Stat. Mech. P09018 (2011).
Supplementary Material: pdf Movie 1 Movie 2 Movie 3 Movie 4
[31] I. R. Nogueira, S. G. Alves, S. C. Ferreira, Scaling laws in the diffusion limited aggregation of persistent random walkers, Physica A 390, 4087 (2011).
[30] L. R. Paiva, M. L. Martins, S. C. Ferreira, Questing for an optimal, universal viral agent for oncolytic virotherapy, Phys. Rev. E 84, 041918 (2011).
[29] S. G. Alves, T. J. Oliveira, S. C. Ferreira, Universal fluctuations of the KPZ universality class in radial growth models, Europhys. Lett. 96, 48003 (2011).
[28] S. C. Ferreira, R. S. Ferreira, C. Castellano, R. Pastor-Satorras, Quasi-stationary simulations of the contact process on quenched networks, Phys. Rev. E 84, 066102 (2011).
**** 2009 ****
[26] L. R. Paiva, C. Binny, S. C. Ferreira, M. L. Martins, A Multiscale Mathematical Model for Oncolytic Virotherapy, Cancer Res 69, 1205-1211 (2009).
[25] S. G. Alves, A. F. Vilesov, S. C. Ferreira, Effects of the mean free path and relaxation in a model for the aggregation of particles in superfluid media, J. Chem. Phys. 130, 244506 (2009).
[24] R. S. Sander, M. M. Oliveira, S. C. Ferreira, Quasi-stationary simulations of the directed percolation universality class in d = 3 dimensions, J. Stat. Mech. (2009) P08011.
**** 2008 ****
[23] S. G. Alves, S. C. Ferreira, M. L. Martins, Strategies for optimize off-lattice aggregate simulations, Braz. J. Phys. 38 (2008).
[22] A S. Mata, S. C. Ferreira, I. R. B. Ribeiro, and S. O. Ferreira, Anomalous scaling and super-roughness in the growth of CdTe polycrystalline films, Phys. Rev. B 78, 115305 (2008).
Note: See the Addendum for a revision of the results presented in this paper.
[21] M. M. de Oliveira, S. G. Alves, S. C. Ferreira, R. Dickman, Contact process on a Voronoi triangulation, Phys. Rev. E 78, 031133 (2008).
[20] M. M. de Oliveira, S. C. Ferreira, Universality of the contact process with random dilution, J. Stat. Mech. (2008) P11001.
**** 2007 ****
[19] L. R. Paiva, S. C. Ferreira, Universality class of isotropic on-lattice Eden clusters, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 40 F43 (2007).
[18] M. L. Martins, S. C. Ferreira, M.J. Vilela, Multiscale models for the growth of avascular tumors, Phys. Life Rev. 4, 128-156 (2007).
[17] S. C. Ferreira and M. L. Martins, Critical behavior of the contact process in a multiscale network, Phys. Rev. E 76, 036112 (2007).
**** 2006 ****
[16] S. O. Ferreira, S. C. Ferreira, Volmer-Weber growth of CdTe on silicon: a one-dimension Monte Carlo model, Braz. J. Phys. 36, 294-297 (2006).
[15] S.C. Ferreira, S.O. Ferreira, A one-dimensional model for the growth of CdTe quantum dots on Si substrates, Phys. Lett. A 352, 216-221 (2006).
[14] S. G. Alves, S. C. Ferreira, Is it really possible to grow isotropic on-lattice diffusion-limited aggregates?, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 39, 2843 (2006).
[13] S. G. Alves, S. C. Ferreira, Aggregation in a mixture of Brownian and ballistic wandering particles, Phys. Rev. E 73, 051401 (2006).
[12] S. O. Ferreira, I. R. B. Ribeiro, J. Suela, I. L. Menezes-Sobrinho, S. C. Ferreira, S. G. Alves, Effect of temperature on the Hurst and growth exponents of CdTe polycrystalline films, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 244102 (2006).
[11] S. C. Ferreira, S. G. Alves, Pitfalls in the determination of the universality class of radial clusters, J. Stat. Mech. P11007 (2006).
**** 2005 ****
[10] S. C. Ferreira, M. L. Martins, M.J. Vilela, Fighting Cancer with viruses, Physica A 345, 591-602 (2005).
[9] S. C. Ferreira, S. G. Alves, A. F. Brito, J. G. Moreira, Morphological transition between diffusion-limited and ballistic aggregation growth patterns, Phys. Rev. E 71, 51402 (2005).
[8] S. C. Ferreira, Critical behavior of the two- and three-dimensional contact replication processes, Phys. Rev. E 71, 017104 (2005).
**** 2004 ****
[7] S. C. Ferreira, Absorbing state transition in a one-dimensional contact replication process, Phys. Rev. E 70, 36119 (2004).
[6] S. C. Ferreira, Effects of Screening Breakdown in Diffusion Limited Aggregation Model, Eur. Phys. J. B 42, 263-269 (2004).
**** 2003 ****
[5] S. C. Ferreira, Williams and Bjerknes model with growth limitation, Physica A 317 , 565-580 (2003).
[4] S. C. Ferreira, M. L. Martins, M.J. Vilela, Morphology transitions induced by chemotherapy in carcinomas in situ, Phys. Rev. E 67, 51914 (2003).