Department of Physics Papers
Title
Physical Models of Living Systems 2nd ed, new chapter: Demographic Variation in Epidemic Spread
Document Type
Book Chapter
Date of this Version
12-27-2020
Publication Source
Not yet published
Abstract
This chapter extends the first edition of Physical Models of Living Systems (WH Freeman 2015). This preliminary version is made freely available as-is in the hope that it will be useful.
Keywords
epidemiology, physical modeling, dynamical systems, stochastic simulation, Gillespie algorithm, superspreaders
Recommended Citation
Nelson, P. C. (2020). Physical Models of Living Systems 2nd ed, new chapter: Demographic Variation in Epidemic Spread. Not yet published, Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/physics_papers/661
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Biological and Chemical Physics Commons, Biophysics Commons, Other Immunology and Infectious Disease Commons, Virus Diseases Commons
Date Posted: 27 January 2021
Comments
This work was supported by the Center for Engineering MechanoBiology (CEMB), an NSF Science and Technology Center, under grant agreement CMMI--15-48571.
This chapter extends the first edition of Physical Models of Living Systems (WH Freeman 2015). This preliminary version is made freely available as-is in the hope that it will be useful.