Intrinsic Unpredictability of Epidemic Outbreaks on Networks
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چکیده
It has been known that epidemic outbreaks in the SIR model on networks are described by phase transitions. Despite the similarity with percolation transitions, whether an epidemic outbreak occurs or not cannot be predicted with probability one in the thermodynamic limit. We elucidate its mechanism by deriving a simple Langevin equation that captures an essential aspect of the phenomenon. We also calculate the probability of epidemic outbreaks near the transition point.
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