Chaotic dynamics in the presence of medical malpractice litigation: a topological proof via linked twist maps for two evolutionary game theoretic contexts

Marina Pireddu

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Chaotic dynamics in the presence of medical malpractice litigation: a topological proof via linked twist maps for two evolutionary game theoretic contexts

Marina Pireddu

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In the present work we reconsider the evolutionary game theoretic models by Antoci et al. (2016, 2018) describing the dynamic outcomes arising from the interactions between patients and physicians, whose behavior is subject to clinical and legal risks. In particular, Antoci et al. (2016) analyzed the case of positive defensive medicine, while Antoci et al. (2018) dealt with the case of negative defensive medicine. We show that, when the models admit a nonisochronous center, it is possible to prove the existence of chaotic dynamics for the Poincar\'e map associated with those systems via the method of Linked Twist Maps (LTMs). To such aim we exploit in both frameworks, using a similar rationale, the periodic dependence on time of a model parameter influencing the position of the center and describing some risk associated with certain medical interventions, whose seasonal variation is empirically grounded. We also provide the ecological interpretation of the same model, proposed by Harvie et al. (2007) and connected with intraspecific competition and environmental carrying capacity in predator-prey settings. In this case, it is sensible to assume a seasonal variation both for the carrying capacities and for the intrinsic growth rates of the two populations. Although such parameters influence the shape of the orbits, but do not affect the center position, we show that it is still possible to prove the existence of chaotic dynamics for the associated Poincar\'e map via the LTMs technique dealing with a different geometrical configuration for orbits in the phase plane.

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Marina Pireddu. 2020-12-04. Chaotic dynamics in the presence of medical malpractice litigation: a topological proof via linked twist maps for two evolutionary game theoretic contexts. https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.02835

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