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SOE: Fachverband Physik sozio-ökonomischer Systeme

SOE 11: Poster Session

SOE 11.6: Poster

Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 18:05–18:45, P2

Effects of rapid evolution of connectivity on epidemic dynamics — •Amir Akbari Kalhor, Gerd Zschaler, and Thilo Gross — Biological Physics Section, Max-Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Nöthnitzer Straße 38, 01187 Dresden, Germany

In epidemic dynamics on networks the most connected nodes play crucial role for spreading and prevention strategies. Recent empirical results on large social networks has revealed that the effective connectivity evolves rapidly so that at different times different nodes are most connected. We investigate how dynamic contact structure affects epidemic spreading. Further we explore in this framework how social distancing reduces the prevalence of the epidemic.