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I'd say yes. Each particle is a node, edges are probability of collision with each other node in the graph. It also accelerates faster the longer it goes on. That seems similar to quadratic growth of network effect.
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It is a probabilistic directed tree, right? If the neutron multiplication factor is <1 you have a finite tree, if >1 you have an exponentially branching infinite one, and at criticality the sub tree size distribution becomes power-lawy and fun
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Yes if the network effect is part of a positive feedback loop. In that case, both show exponential growth. The ultimate monad (in Liebnizian sense) here is Pascal's Triangle or the binomial expansion, which never compounds faster than e.
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My stab: It is a network transition. The states before and after cleanly map to networks, and the chain reaction itself is a propagation ~through the network. The initial state exhibits network effects re:density for the reaction to spread properly?
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