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On the Dynamic Consistency of a Discrete Predator-Prey Model

Dynamical Systems 2019-06-07 v1

Abstract

We here discretize a predator-prey model by standard Euler forward method and non-standard finite difference method and then compare their dynamic properties with the corresponding continuous-time model. We show that NSFD model preserves positivity of solutions and is completely consistent with the dynamics of the corresponding continuous-time model. On the other hand, the discrete model formulated by forward Euler method does not show dynamic consistency with its continuous counterpart. Rather it shows scheme--dependent instability when step--size restriction is violated.

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@article{arxiv.1906.02513,
  title  = {On the Dynamic Consistency of a Discrete Predator-Prey Model},
  author = {Priyanka Saha and Nandadulal Bairagi and Milan Biswas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1906.02513},
  year   = {2019}
}