Effects of social distancing and isolation on epidemic spreading modeled via dynamical density functional theory

Existing models describing epidemic spreading need an update to capture effects of social distancing and isolation. An extended model is proposed by te Vrugt et al. by drawing an analogy between persons and diffusing particles with repulsive interactions that correspond to social distancing.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michael te Vrugt, Jens Bickmann, Raphael Wittkowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19024-0