Effects of local and global network connectivity on synergistic epidemics
Physics and Society
2015-12-16 v2 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
The effects of local and global connectivity on the spread of synergistic susceptible-infected-removed epidemics were studied in lattice models with infinite- and finite-range rewiring (small-world and small-world-like models). Several effects were found numerically and supported analytically within a simple model: (i) rewiring enhanced resilience to epidemics with strong constructive synergy on networks with high local connectivity; (ii) rewiring enhanced spread of epidemics with destructive or weak constructive synergy on networks with arbitrary local connectivity; (iii) rewiring enhanced spread of epidemics, independent of synergy, in networks with low local connectivity.
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@article{arxiv.1507.07599,
title = {Effects of local and global network connectivity on synergistic epidemics},
author = {David Broder-Rodgers and Francisco J. Pérez-Reche and Sergei N. Taraskin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.07599},
year = {2015}
}