Multiple routes transmitted epidemics on multiplex networks

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• 作者：Dawei Zhao ; Lixiang Li ; Haipeng Peng ; Qun Luo ; Yixian Yang
• 关键词：Multiple transmission routes ; Multiplex network ; Epidemic threshold ; Outbreak size ; Percolation theory
• 刊名：Physics Letters A
• 出版年：14 February, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：378
• 期：10
• 页码：770-776
• 全文大小：496 K

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This letter investigates the multiple routes transmitted epidemic process on multiplex networks. We propose detailed theoretical analysis that allows us to accurately calculate the epidemic threshold and outbreak size. It is found that the epidemic can spread across the multiplex network even if all the network layers are well below their respective epidemic thresholds. Strong positive degree-degree correlation of nodes in multiplex network could lead to a much lower epidemic threshold and a relatively smaller outbreak size. However, the average similarity of neighbors from different layers of nodes has no obvious effect on the epidemic threshold and outbreak size.