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Approximate solution to the speed of spreading viruses

Recently, it has been shown that the speed of virus infections can be explained by time-delayed reactiondiffusion [J. Fort and V. Me´ndez, Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 178101 (2002)], but no analytical solutions were found. Here we derive formulas for the front speed, valid in appropriate limits. We also integrate numerically the evolution equations of the system. There is good agreement with both numerical and experimental speeds

© Physical Review E, 2004, vol. 69, núm. 3, p. 031909

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Author: Ortega-Cejas, Vicente
Fort, Joaquim
Méndez López, Vicenç
Campos, Daniel
Date: 2004
Abstract: Recently, it has been shown that the speed of virus infections can be explained by time-delayed reactiondiffusion [J. Fort and V. Me´ndez, Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 178101 (2002)], but no analytical solutions were found. Here we derive formulas for the front speed, valid in appropriate limits. We also integrate numerically the evolution equations of the system. There is good agreement with both numerical and experimental speeds
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ISSN: 1539-3755 (versió paper)
1550-2376 (versió electrònica)
Document access: http://hdl.handle.net/10256/7614
Language: eng
Publisher: American Physical Society
Collection: Reproducció digital del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.69.031909
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Is part of: © Physical Review E, 2004, vol. 69, núm. 3, p. 031909
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Subject: Virosis -- Models matemàtics
Virus diseases -- Mathematical models
Epidèmies -- Models matemàtics
Epidemics -- Mathematical models
Title: Approximate solution to the speed of spreading viruses
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