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Lili Chang¹, Moran Duan², Guiquan Sun¹

¹Complex Systems Research Center, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China.

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This study explores epidemic spread patterns using reaction-diffusion models on complex networks. Cross-diffusion and network structure significantly influence disease spread dynamics and spatial patterns.

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Area of Science:

Epidemiology
Mathematical Biology
Network Science

Background:

Infectious diseases pose a global health threat.
Reaction-diffusion systems model disease spread patterns.
Existing models often overlook individual behavior and network structures.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate Turing instability and patterns in a network-organized SIR epidemic model.
To analyze the impact of self- and cross-diffusion on disease spread.
To understand how network topology influences spatial epidemic patterns.

Main Methods:

Linear analysis to study Turing instability.
Simulation of an SIR epidemic model on various complex networks.
Exploration of Turing patterns generated by cross-diffusion.

Main Results:

Cross-diffusion can induce Turing instability and generate spatial patterns.
Network structure plays a crucial role in pattern formation.
The interplay between cross-diffusion and network topology shapes epidemic spread.

Conclusions:

Cross-diffusion is a key factor in generating spatial heterogeneity in epidemic models on networks.
Network-organized epidemic models with cross-diffusion offer a more realistic approach to understanding disease dynamics.
This research provides insights into controlling infectious disease spread through network interventions.