Chaotic and Oscillatory Behavior of an Epidemic : Agent-Based Model

Raczynski Gawin, Stanislaw Fryderyk

Chaotic and Oscillatory Behavior of an Epidemic : Agent-Based Model

Journal

Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences

ISSN

1090-0578

Publisher

Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences

Date Issued

2024-01-01

Author(s)

Raczynski Gawin, Stanislaw Fryderyk

Facultad de Ingeniería - CampCM

Type

text::journal::journal article

URL

https://scripta.up.edu.mx/handle/20.500.12552/9991

https://www.societyforchaostheory.org/ndpls/

Abstract

The spread of epidemics over a landscape of several population agglomerations is presented. A continuous, system dynamics version of an epidemics model is discussed and compared to the agent-based model. The validity of the continuous Susceptible-Infected-Recovered-Susceptible (SIRS) model is questioned. The main model deficiencies are the lack of the influence of the collective memory of the population and the spatial distribution of individuals. The chaotic behavior of the agent-based model is pointed out as a better approximation of the true dynamics of an epidemic. ©2024 Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences

Subjects

Agent-based model

Epidemics

Simulation

SIR model

How to cite

Raczynski Gawin, S. F. (2024). Chaotic and Oscillatory Behavior of an Epidemic : Agent-Based Model. Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences, 28 (1).