Monotone Approximation for a Nonlinear Size and Class Age Structured Epidemic Model

Abstract

In this paper, we study a nonautonomous size and class age structured epidemic model with nonlinear and nonlocal boundary conditions. We establish a comparison principle and construct convergent monotone sequences to prove the existence of solutions. Uniqueness of solutions is also established.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 22, 2006
Accession Number
ADA443993

Entities

People

  • H. Thomas Banks
  • Shuhua Hu
  • V. A. Bokil

Organizations

  • North Carolina State University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Boundaries
  • Cells
  • Convergence
  • Differential Equations
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Dynamics
  • Equations
  • Inequalities
  • Infection
  • Integral Equations
  • Method Of Characteristics
  • North Carolina
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Sequences
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology