• Title of article

    A lower bound for the order parameter in the one-dimensional contact process

  • Author/Authors

    Gripenberg، نويسنده , , Gustaf، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1996
  • Pages
    9
  • From page
    211
  • To page
    219
  • Abstract
    It is shown that ϱ(λ) ≥ (1 − λc/λ)(2λ2 + 3λ + 2)((λ2 + λ)(1 + λc)), where λc is the critical value and ϱ(λ) is the order of the one-dimensional contact process with parameter λ. An implication of this inequality for vaccination policies for epidemic diseases is discussed.
  • Keywords
    Contact process , order parameter , Lower Bound , 60K35 , 92D30 , Epidemic
  • Journal title
    Stochastic Processes and their Applications
  • Serial Year
    1996
  • Journal title
    Stochastic Processes and their Applications
  • Record number

    1575923