A closure approximation technique for epidemic models

Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 555-574

  Hausken, Kjell ^a   Moxnes, John F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

Author keywords

Approximations; Central moment closure; Closure; Differential equations; Epidemics; Epidemiology; Infection; Liouville; Markov; Pure jump; Stochastic

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATIONS; CENTRAL MOMENTS; CLOSURE; EPIDEMICS; INFECTION; LIOUVILLE; MARKOV; PURE JUMP; STOCHASTIC;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES;

EID: 78649842369     PISSN: 13873954     EISSN: 17445051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13873954.2010.496149     Document Type: Article

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