A threshold limit theorem for the stochastic logistic epidemic

被引:52
作者
Andersson, H [1 ]
Djehiche, B
机构
[1] Stockholm Univ, Dept Math, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
[2] Royal Inst Technol, Dept Math, S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
关键词
birth and death process; epidemic process; entropy; time to extinction; coupling;
D O I
10.1239/jap/1032265214
中图分类号
O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];
学科分类号
020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;
摘要
The time until extinction for the closed SIS stochastic logistic epidemic model is investigated. We derive the asymptotic distribution for the extinction time as the population grows to infinity, under different initial conditions and for different values of the infection rate.
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页码:662 / 670
页数:9
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