Network Epidemics: Heterogeneous Mean Field

On scale-free networks (P(k)~k^−γ), the epidemic threshold λ_c = ⟨k⟩/⟨k²⟩ → 0 as the network grows, meaning any disease spreads. The heterogeneous mean-field (HMF) theory tracks I_k(t) per degree class.

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SIR Model

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