A fast algorithm for the spread of HIV in a system of prisons

نویسندگان

  • Wai-Ki Ching
  • Yang Cong
  • Tuen-Wai Ng
  • Allen H. Tai
چکیده

In this paper, we propose a continuous time model for modeling the spread of HIV in a network of prisons. We give some sufficient conditions for the equilibrium points of the system to be stable. We also develop an efficient algorithm based on Newton’s method and the Sherman-Morrison-Woodbury Formula for computing the equilibrium values of the infectives in each prison.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Mathematical and Computer Modelling

دوره 46  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007