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Modelling contagious viral dynamics: a kinetic approach based on mutual utility.
Giulia Bertaglia1, Lorenzo Pareschi2,3, Giuseppe Toscani4,5
1Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering : MBE
|March 29, 2024
Summary
This study models contagious viral disease spread using kinetic theory and economic principles. The model shows how individual interactions drive the disease toward an endemic state.
Area of Science:
- Epidemiology
- Mathematical Modeling
- Agent-Based Systems
Background:
- Contagious viral diseases pose significant public health challenges.
- Understanding disease dynamics requires sophisticated modeling approaches.
- Previous models often simplify individual interactions and economic drivers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a novel kinetic model for contagious viral disease spread.
- To incorporate principles of price theory and utility maximization into disease modeling.
- To investigate the role of pairwise interactions in disease endemicity.
Main Methods:
- Utilized Boltzmann-type kinetic equations to model population dynamics.
- Applied Cobb-Douglas utility functions and the Edgeworth box for agent interactions.
- Simulated multi-agent systems to observe disease progression.
- Analyzed temporal evolution of probability distributions.
Main Results:
- The kinetic model successfully captures the dynamic progression of viral diseases.
- Pairwise interactions, driven by utility maximization, significantly influence disease spread.
- The model demonstrates a pathway toward endemicity driven by agent behavior.
- Numerical experiments validate the model's predictive capabilities.
Conclusions:
- Agent interactions based on economic utility principles are crucial for disease dynamics.
- The developed kinetic model provides a robust framework for studying endemic diseases.
- This approach offers new insights into disease control strategies by considering economic factors.
Keywords:
Boltzmann-type equationsCobb-Douglas utility functionEdgeworth boxepidemic modelsirreversible processeskinetic modelsMore Related Videos
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