Convergence results for contact branching processes

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-76

  Rass, Linda ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptotic speed of translation; Convergence in probability; Epidemic link; Multi type contact branching process

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; MARKOV PROCESSES; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

ASYMPTOTIC SPEED OF TRANSLATION; EPIDEMIC LINK; MULTI-TYPE CONTACT BRANCHING PROCESS;

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

BIRTH RATE; EPIDEMIC; NUMERICAL METHOD; PROBABILITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 33845220522     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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