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Exact epidemic analysis for the star topology.

Nehemia Schwartz1, Lewi Stone

  • 1Biomathematics Unit, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Science, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|May 18, 2013
PubMed
Summary

This study introduces a new method to analyze epidemic spread on networks using the susceptible-infected-susceptible (SIS) model. Analytical results for star networks reveal epidemic thresholds and stability, verified by simulations.

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