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Steady States Of Epidemic Spreading In Small-World Networks

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  • XIN-JIAN XU

    (Institute of Theoretical Physics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Gansu 730000, China)

  • ZHI-XI WU

    (Institute of Theoretical Physics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Gansu 730000, China)

  • YONG CHEN

    (Institute of Theoretical Physics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Gansu 730000, China)

  • YING-HAI WANG

    (Institute of Theoretical Physics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Gansu 730000, China)

Abstract

We consider a standardsusceptible–infected–susceptible(SIS) model to study the behaviors of steady states of epidemic spreading in small-world networks. Using analytical methods and large scale simulations, we recover the usual epidemic behavior with a critical thresholdλcbelow which infectious diseases die out. For the spreading rate λ far aboveλc, it was found that the density of infected individuals ρ as a function of λ has the propertyρ≈f(K)(lnλ-lnλc).

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  • Xin-Jian Xu & Zhi-Xi Wu & Yong Chen & Ying-Hai Wang, 2004. "Steady States Of Epidemic Spreading In Small-World Networks," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 15(10), pages 1471-1477.
  • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:15:y:2004:i:10:n:s0129183104006881
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183104006881
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    1. Wang, Haiying & Moore, Jack Murdoch & Small, Michael & Wang, Jun & Yang, Huijie & Gu, Changgui, 2022. "Epidemic dynamics on higher-dimensional small world networks," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 421(C).

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