Physics – Condensed Matter – Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Scientific paper
2004-02-03
Physics
Condensed Matter
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
8 pages, 3 figures, revtex, corrected Ref.[11]
Scientific paper
10.1142/S0217979204025622
We study the combined effects of aging and links removal on epidemic dynamics in the Barab\'{a}si-Albert scale-free networks. The epidemic is described by a susceptible-infected-refractory (SIR) model. The aging effect of a node introduced at time $t_{i}$ is described by an aging factor of the form $(t-t_{i})^{-\beta}$ in the probability of being connected to newly added nodes in a growing network under the preferential attachment scheme based on popularity of the existing nodes. SIR dynamics is studied in networks with a fraction $1-p$ of the links removed. Extensive numerical simulations reveal that there exists a threshold $p_{c}$ such that for $p \geq p_{c}$, epidemic breaks out in the network. For $p < p_{c}$, only a local spread results. The dependence of $p_{c}$ on $\beta$ is studied in detail. The function $p_{c}(\beta)$ separates the space formed by $\beta$ and $p$ into regions corresponding to local and global spreads, respectively.
Chan Kin Pui
Hui Pak Ming
Zheng Dafang
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