A Viral Infection Model with a Nonlinear Infection Rate

A viral infection model with a nonlinear infection rate is constructed based on empirical evidences. Qualitative analysis shows that there is a degenerate singular infection equilibrium. Furthermore, bifurcation of cusp-type with codimension two (i.e., Bogdanov-Takens bifurcation) is confirmed under...

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Main Authors: Yumei Yu, Juan J. Nieto, Angela Torres, Kaifa Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2009-01-01
Series:Boundary Value Problems
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/958016