The SIR epidemic model from a PDE point of view

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 53, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 1568-1574

  Chalub, Fabio A C C ^a   Souza, Max O ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conservation laws; Epidemiology; Markov chains; Thermodynamical limit

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION LAW; KOLMOGOROV EQUATIONS; MARKOV CHAIN; MEAN FIELD APPROXIMATION; NONISOLATED; RADON MEASURE; SIR EPIDEMIC MODEL; SIR MODEL; THERMODYNAMICAL LIMIT;

DISEASES; MARKOV PROCESSES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

EID: 79951579897     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2010.05.036     Document Type: Article

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