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“Modelling the Propagation of Epidemics with Diffusion”
Henri Berestycki, Ph.D.
Professor
Centre d’analyse et mathématique sociales
CNRS and École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)
Paris, France
Zoom link for virtual participation
ABSTRACT
Including diffusion in the classical framework of SIR equations in epidemiology leads to reaction-diffusion systems. In epidemiology, diffusion arises under several guises. After reviewing some classical results, Prof. Berestycki will present recent works that deal with diffusion and were motivated by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. If time permits, he will talk about:
