Thresholds and travelling waves for the geographical spread of infection
- PMID: 712253
- DOI: 10.1007/BF02450783
Thresholds and travelling waves for the geographical spread of infection
Abstract
A nonlinear integral equation of mixed Volterra--Fredholm type describing the spatio-temporal development of an epidemic is derived and analysed. Particular attention is paid to the hair-trigger effect and to the travelling wave problem.
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