The asymptotic behavior of a reducible system of nonlinear integral equations

Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 731-752

  Radcliffe, J ^a   Rass, L ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

n type epidemics; Pandemic theorem; Rabies; Reducible systems; Spatial spread; Speed of propagation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030487513     PISSN: 00357596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1216/rmjm/1181072082     Document Type: Article

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