A new epidemic model of computer viruses

Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1935-1944

  Yang, Lu Xing ^a,b   Yang, Xiaofan ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asymptotically autonomous system; Computer virus; Endemic equilibrium; Epidemic model; Global stability

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

ASYMPTOTICALLY AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM; ENDEMIC EQUILIBRIUM; EPIDEMIC MODELING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MODELING; GLOBAL STABILITY; GLOBALLY ASYMPTOTICALLY STABLE; POINCARE-BENDIXSON THEOREM; REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIAS; SYSTEMS PARAMETERS;

COMPUTER VIRUSES;

EID: 84890792953     PISSN: 10075704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnsns.2013.09.038     Document Type: Article

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