Perturbations in Epidemiological Models: When zombies attack, we can survive!

Letters in Biomathematics

Theodore J. Wendt¹  Cassandra Jens²  Robert F. Allen² 

[1] Carroll College;University of Wisconsin-La Crosse;

关键词: epidemiology;    dynamical systems;    zombies;   

DOI  :  10.1080/23737867.2014.11414478

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In this paper, we investigate the existence of stability-changing bifurcations in epidemiological models used to study the spread of zombiism through a human population. These bifurcations show that although linear instability of disease-free equilibria may exist in a model, perturbations of model parameters may result in stability. Thus, we show that humans can survive a zombie outbreak.

【 授权许可】

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