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Theory and Modern Applications

Table 1 Details of symbols of SVELITR model (6)

From: Transmissibility of epidemic diseases caused by delay with local proportional fractional derivative

Symbol

Description

Units (population = ’000s & time = days)

ℵ(t)

Total population

Population/day

S(t)

No. of susceptible individuals at any time t

Population/day

V(t)

No. of vaccinated individuals at any time t

Population/day

E(t)

No. of individuals exposed to the infection at any time t

Population/day

L(t)

No. of individuals latent to the infection at any time t

Population/day

I(t)

No. of infected individuals at any time t

Population/day

\(T_{r} ( t )\)

No. of treated individuals at any time t

Population/day

R(t)

No. of recovered individuals at any time t

Population/year

Ï„

Time delay

days

α

Order of fractional derivative

dimensionless

r

Rate intrinsic growth of susceptible individuals

Individuals/(individuals × year)

k

Surviving capacity of susceptible individuals

Individuals/(area × year)

μ

Rate of vaccinated susceptible

Individuals/(individuals × year)

β

Contact rate of susceptible with infected

Individuals/(individuals × year)

σ

Rate of susceptible exposed to infection

Individuals/(individuals × year)

γ

Rate of exposed latent to infection

Individuals/(individuals × year)

ψ

Recovery rate of the treated individuals

Individuals/(individuals × year)

\(\eta _{ ( \bullet )}\)

Natural death rate of individuals in a compartment

Individuals/(individuals × year)

\(\rho _{ ( \bullet )}\)

Rate of treated exposed, latent, or infected individuals

Individuals/(individuals × year)