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The rumour process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Ross Dunstan
Ross Dunstan*
Affiliation:
The Australian National University
*
∗ Present address: The School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6153, Australia.
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Abstract

The general stochastic epidemic model is used as a model for the spread of rumours. Recursive expressions are found for the mean of the final size of each generation of hearers. Simple expressions are found for the generation size and the asymptotic form of its final size in the deterministic model. An approximating process is presented.

Keywords

GENERAL EPIDEMICMEAN FINAL GENERATION SIZESASYMPTOTIC FINAL SIZESAPPROXIMATING PROCESSES

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Research Papers
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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , December 1982 , pp. 759 - 766
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1982 

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