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- Andersson, Jonathan, et al.
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Effect of density dependence on coinfection dynamics
- 2021
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In: Analysis and Mathematical Physics. - Basel, Switzerland : Birkhaeuser Science. - 1664-2368 .- 1664-235X. ; 11:4
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this paper we develop a compartmental model of SIR type (the abbreviation refers to the number of Susceptible, Infected and Recovered people) that models the population dynamics of two diseases that can coinfect. We discuss how the underlying dynamics depends on the carrying capacity K: from a simple dynamics to a more complex. This can also help in understanding the appearance of more complicated dynamics, for example, chaos and periodic oscillations, for large values of K. It is also presented that pathogens can invade in population and their invasion depends on the carrying capacity K which shows that the progression of disease in population depends on carrying capacity. More specifically, we establish all possible scenarios (the so-called transition diagrams) describing an evolution of an (always unique) locally stable equilibrium state (with only non-negative compartments) for fixed fundamental parameters (density independent transmission and vital rates) as a function of the carrying capacity K. An important implication of our results is the following important observation. Note that one can regard the value of K as the natural ‘size’ (the capacity) of a habitat. From this point of view, an isolation of individuals (the strategy which showed its efficiency for COVID-19 in various countries) into smaller resp. larger groups can be modelled by smaller resp. bigger values of K. Then we conclude that the infection dynamics becomes more complex for larger groups, as it fairly maybe expected for values of the reproduction number R0≈1. We show even more, that for the values R0>1 there are several (in fact four different) distinguished scenarios where the infection complexity (the number of nonzero infected classes) arises with growing K. Our approach is based on a bifurcation analysis which allows to generalize considerably the previous Lotka-Volterra model considered previously in Ghersheen et al. (Math Meth Appl Sci 42(8), 2019).
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- Kozlov, Vladimir, et al.
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On negative eigenvalues of the spectral problem for water waves of highest amplitude
- 2023
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In: Journal of Differential Equations. - : ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE. - 0022-0396 .- 1090-2732. ; 342, s. 239-281
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We consider a spectral problem associated with steady water waves of extreme form on the free surface of a rotational flow. It is proved that the spectrum of this problem contains arbitrary large negative eigenvalues and they are simple. Moreover, the asymptotics of such eigenvalues is obtained.
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- Lokharu, Evgeniy
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Small-amplitude steady water waves with vorticity
- 2017
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The problem of describing two-dimensional traveling water waves is considered. The water region is of finite depth and the interface between the region and the air is given by the graph of a function. We assume the flow to be incompressible and neglect the effects of surface tension. However we assume the flow to be rotational so that the vorticity distribution is a given function depending on the values of the stream function of the flow. The presence of vorticity increases the complexity of the problem and also leads to a wider class of solutions.First we study unidirectional waves with vorticity and verify the Benjamin-Lighthill conjecture for flows whose Bernoulli constant is close to the critical one. For this purpose it is shown that every wave, whose slope is bounded by a fixed constant, is either a Stokes or a solitary wave. It is proved that the whole set of these waves is uniquely parametrised (up to translation) by the flow force which varies between its values for the supercritical and subcritical shear flows of constant depth. We also study large-amplitude unidirectional waves for which we prove bounds for the free-surface profile and for Bernoulli’s constant.Second, we consider small-amplitude waves over flows with counter currents. Such flows admit layers, where the fluid flows in different directions. In this case we prove that the initial nonlinear free-boundary problem can be reduced to a finite-dimensional Hamiltonian system with a stable equilibrium point corresponding to a uniform stream. As an application of this result, we prove the existence of non-symmetric wave profiles. Furthermore, using a different method, we prove the existence of periodic waves with an arbitrary number of crests per period.
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- Orlof, Anna
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Quantum scattering and interaction in graphene structures
- 2017
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Since its isolation in 2004, that resulted in the Nobel Prize award in 2010, graphene has been the object of an intense interest, due to its novel physics and possible applications in electronic devices. Graphene has many properties that differ it from usual semiconductors, for example its low-energy electrons behave like massless particles. To exploit the full potential of this material, one first needs to investigate its fundamental properties that depend on shape, number of layers, defects and interaction. The goal of this thesis is to perform such an investigation.In paper I, we study electronic transport in monolayer and bilayer graphene nanoribbons with single and many short-range defects, focusing on the role of the edge termination (zigzag vs armchair). Within the discrete tight-binding model, we perform an-alytical analysis of the scattering on a single defect and combine it with the numerical calculations based on the Recursive Green's Function technique for many defects. We find that conductivity of zigzag nanoribbons is practically insensitive to defects situated close to the edges. In contrast, armchair nanoribbons are strongly affected by such defects, even in small concentration. When the concentration of the defects increases, the difference between different edge terminations disappears. This behaviour is related to the effective boundary condition at the edges, which respectively does not and does couple valleys for zigzag and armchair ribbons. We also study the Fano resonances.In the second paper we consider electron-electron interaction in graphene quantum dots defined by external electrostatic potential and a high magnetic field. The interaction is introduced on the semi-classical level within the Thomas Fermi approximation and results in compressible strips, visible in the potential profile. We numerically solve the Dirac equation for our quantum dot and demonstrate that compressible strips lead to the appearance of plateaus in the electron energies as a function of the magnetic field. This analysis is complemented by the last paper (VI) covering a general error estimation of eigenvalues for unbounded linear operators, which can be used for the energy spectrum of the quantum dot considered in paper II. We show that an error estimate for the approximate eigenvalues can be obtained by evaluating the residual for an approximate eigenpair. The interpolation scheme is selected in such a way that the residual can be evaluated analytically.In the papers III, IV and V, we focus on the scattering on ultra-low long-range potentials in graphene nanoribbons. Within the continuous Dirac model, we perform analytical analysis and show that, considering scattering of not only the propagating modes but also a few extended modes, we can predict the appearance of the trapped mode with an energy eigenvalue close to one of the thresholds in the continuous spectrum. We prove that trapped modes do not appear outside the threshold, provided the potential is sufficiently small. The approach to the problem is different for zigzag vs armchair nanoribbons as the related systems are non-elliptic and elliptic respectively; however the resulting condition for the existence of the trapped mode is analogous in both cases.
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- Achieng, Pauline, 1990-, et al.
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Analysis of Dirichlet–Robin Iterations for Solving the Cauchy Problem for Elliptic Equations
- 2021
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In: Bulletin of the Iranian Mathematical Society. - : Springer. - 1735-8515 .- 1017-060X. ; 47, s. 1681-1699
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The Cauchy problem for general elliptic equations of second order is considered. In a previous paper (Berntsson et al. in Inverse Probl Sci Eng 26(7):1062–1078, 2018), it was suggested that the alternating iterative algorithm suggested by Kozlov and Maz’ya can be convergent, even for large wavenumbers k2, in the Helmholtz equation, if the Neumann boundary conditions are replaced by Robin conditions. In this paper, we provide a proof that shows that the Dirichlet–Robin alternating algorithm is indeed convergent for general elliptic operators provided that the parameters in the Robin conditions are chosen appropriately. We also give numerical experiments intended to investigate the precise behaviour of the algorithm for different values of k2 in the Helmholtz equation. In particular, we show how the speed of the convergence depends on the choice of Robin parameters.
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- Andersson, Jonathan, 1992-
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Bifurcations and Exchange of Stability with Density Dependence in a Coinfection Model and an Age-structured Population Model
- 2022
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- In nature many pathogens and in particular strains of pathogens with negative effects on species coexists. This is for simplicity often ignored in many epidemiological models. It is however still of interest to get a deeper understanding how this coexistence affects the dynamics of the disease. There are several ways at which coexistence can influence the dynamics. Coinfection which is the simultaneous infection of two or more pathogens can cause increased detrimental health effects on the host. Pathogens can also limit each others growth by the effect of cross immunity as well as promoting isolation. On the contrary one pathogen can also aid another by making the host more vulnerable to as well as more inclined to spread disease.Spread of disease is dependent on the density of the population. If a pathogen is able to spread or not, is strongly correlated with how many times individuals interact with each other. This in turn depends on how many individuals live in a given area. The aim of papers I-III is to provide an understanding how different factors including the carrying capacity of the host population affect the dynamics of two coexisting diseases. In papers I-III we investigate how the parameters effects the long term solution in the form of a stable equilibrium point. In particular we want to provide an understanding of how changes in the carrying capacity affects the long term existence of each disease as well as the occurrence of coinfection.The model that is studied in papers I-III is a generalization of the standard susceptible, infected, recovered (SIR) compartmental model. The SIR model is generalized by the introduction of the second infected compartment as well as the coinfection compartment. We also use a logistic growth term à la Verhulst with associated carrying capacity K. In paper I and II we make the simplifying assumption that a coinfected individual has to, if anything, transmit both of the disease and simply not just one of them. This restriction is relaxed in paper III. In all papers I-III however we do restrict ourselves by letting all transmission rates, that involves scenarios where the newly infected person does not move to same compartment as the infector, to be small. By small we here mean that the results at least hold when the relevant parameters are small enough.In all paper I-III it turns out that for each set of parameters excluding K there exist a unique branch of mostly stable equilibrium points depending continuously on K. We differentiate the equilibrium points of the branch by which compartments are non-zero which we refer to as the type of the equilibrium. The way that the equilibrium point changes its type with K is made clear with the use of transition diagrams together with graphs for the stable susceptible population over K.In paper IV we consider a model for a single age-structured population á la Mckendric-von-Foerster with the addition of differing density dependence on the birth and death rates. Each vital rate is a function of age as well as a weighing of the population also referred to as a size. The birth rate influencing size and the death rate influencing size can be weighted differently allowing us to consider different age-groups to influence the birth and death rate in different proportions compared to other age groups. It is commonly assumed that an increase of population density is detrimental to the survival of each individual. However, for various reasons, it is know that for some species survival is positively correlated with population density when the population is small. This is called the Allee effect and our model includes this scenario.It is shown that the trivial equilibrium, which signifies extinction, is locally stable if the basic reproductive rate $R_0$ is less then 1. This implies global stability with certain extinction if no Allee effect is present. However if the Allee effect is present we show that the population can persist even if R0 < 1.
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| 7. |
- Andersson, Jonathan, et al.
(author)
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Effect of density dependence on coinfection dynamics : part 2
- 2021
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In: Analysis and Mathematical Physics. - : Springer Basel AG. - 1664-2368 .- 1664-235X. ; 11:4
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this paper we continue the stability analysis of the model for coinfection with density dependent susceptible population introduced in Andersson et al. (Effect of density dependence on coinfection dynamics. arXiv:2008.09987, 2020). We consider the remaining parameter values left out from Andersson et al. (Effect of density dependence on coinfection dynamics. arXiv:2008.09987, 2020). We look for coexistence equilibrium points, their stability and dependence on the carrying capacity K. Two sets of parameter value are determined, each giving rise to different scenarios for the equilibrium branch parametrized by K. In both scenarios the branch includes coexistence points implying that both coinfection and single infection of both diseases can exist together in a stable state. There are no simple explicit expression for these equilibrium points and we will require a more delicate analysis of these points with a new bifurcation technique adapted to such epidemic related problems. The first scenario is described by the branch of stable equilibrium points which includes a continuum of coexistence points starting at a bifurcation equilibrium point with zero single infection strain #1 and finishing at another bifurcation point with zero single infection strain #2. In the second scenario the branch also includes a section of coexistence equilibrium points with the same type of starting point but the branch stays inside the positive cone after this. The coexistence equilibrium points are stable at the start of the section. It stays stable as long as the product of K and the rate γ¯γ¯ of coinfection resulting from two single infections is small but, after this it can reach a Hopf bifurcation and periodic orbits will appear.
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- Chepkorir, Jennifer, 1989-, et al.
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Solving stationary inverse heat conduction in a thin plate
- 2023
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In: Partial Differential Equations and Applications. - : SPRINGERNATURE. - 2662-2971. ; 4:6
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We consider a steady state heat conduction problem in a thin plate. In the application, it is used to connect two cylindrical containers and fix their relative positions. At the same time it serves to measure the temperature on the inner cylinder. We derive a two dimensional mathematical model, and use it to approximate the heat conduction in the thin plate. Since the plate has sharp edges on the sides the resulting problem is described by a degenerate elliptic equation. To find the temperature in the interior part from the exterior measurements, we formulate the problem as a Cauchy problem for stationary heat equation. We also reformulate the Cauchy problem as an operator equation, with a compact operator, and apply the Landweber iteration method to solve the equation. The case of the degenerate elliptic equation has not been previously studied in this context. For numerical computation, we consider the case where noisy data is present and analyse the convergence.
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- Enblom, Alexandra, 1985-
(author)
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Resolvent Estimates and Bounds on Eigenvalues for Schrödinger and Dirac Operators
- 2018
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This thesis concerns the spectral theory of Schrödinger and Dirac operators. The main results relate to the problems of estimating perturbed eigenvalues. The thesis is based on four papers.The first paper focuses on the problem of localization of perturbed eigenvalues for multidimensional Schrödinger operators. Bounds for eigenvalues, lying outside the essential spectrum, are obtained in terms of the Lebesgue's classes. The methods used make it possible to consider the general case of non-self-adjoint operators, and involve the weak Lebesgue's potentials. The results are extended to the case of the polyharmonic operators.In the second paper, the problem of location of the discrete spectrum is solved for the class of Schrödinger operators considered on the half-line. The general case of complex-valued potentials, imposing various boundary conditions, typically Dirichlet and Neumann conditions, is considered. General mixed boundary conditions are also treated.The third paper is devoted to Dirac operators. The case of spherically symmetric potentials is considered. Estimates for the eigenvalues are derived from the asymptotic behaviour of the resolvent of the free Dirac operator. For the massless Dirac operators, whose essential spectrum is the whole real line, optimal bounds for the imaginary part of the eigenvalues are established.In the fourth paper, new Hardy-Carleman type inequalities for Dirac operators are proven. Concrete Carleman type inequalities, useful in applications, Agmon and also Treve type inequalities are derived from the general results by involving special weight functions. The results are extended to the case of the Dirac operator describing the relativistic particle in a potential magnetic field.
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- Ghersheen, Samia, et al.
(author)
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Dynamical behaviour of SIR model with coinfection : The case of finite carrying capacity
- 2019
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In: Mathematical methods in the applied sciences. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0170-4214 .- 1099-1476. ; 42:17, s. 5805-5826
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Multiple viruses are widely studied because of their negative effect on the health of host as well as on whole population. The dynamics of coinfection are important in this case. We formulated an susceptible infected recovered (SIR) model that describes the coinfection of the two viral strains in a single host population with an addition of limited growth of susceptible in terms of carrying capacity. The model describes five classes of a population: susceptible, infected by first virus, infected by second virus, infected by both viruses, and completely immune class. We proved that for any set of parameter values, there exists a globally stable equilibrium point. This guarantees that the disease always persists in the population with a deeper connection between the intensity of infection and carrying capacity of population. Increase in resources in terms of carrying capacity promotes the risk of infection, which may lead to destabilization of the population.
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