Modeling epidemics using cellular automata

Applied Mathematics and Computation

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 193-202

  White, S Hoya ^a   del Rey, A Martín ^a   Sánchez, G Rodríguez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cellular automata; Epidemic spreading; Mathematical modeling; Rectangular lattices; SIR model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VACCINES;

EPIDEMIC SPREADING; RECTANGULAR LATTICES; SIR MODEL;

CELLULAR AUTOMATA;

EID: 33947319990     PISSN: 00963003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amc.2006.06.126     Document Type: Article

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