Nonstandard numerical methods for a mathematical model for influenza disease

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 622-633

  Jódar, Lucas ^a   Villanueva, Rafael J ^a   Arenas, Abraham J ^b   González, Gilberto C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Convergence; Influenza; Nonstandard schemes; Numerical solution; SIRC epidemic model

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; FUNCTIONS; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POPULATION STATISTICS; STABILITY;

CONVERGENCE; INFLUENZA; NONSTANDARD SCHEMES; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; SIRC EPIDEMIC MODEL;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 55949114416     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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