arXiv · 2405.15532
Dynamical Analysis of a Cocaine-Heroin Epidemiological Model with Spatial Distributions
Abstract
This article conducts an in-depth investigation of a new spatio-temporal model for the cocaine-heroin epidemiological model with vital dynamics, incorporating the Laplacian operator. The study rigorously establishes the existence, uniqueness, non-negativity, and boundedness of solutions for the proposed model. In addition, the local stability of both a drug-free equilibrium and a drug-addiction equilibrium are analyzed by studying the corresponding characteristic equations. The research provides conclusive evidence that when the basic reproductive number $\mathcal{R}_0$ exceeds 1, the drug-addiction equilibrium is globally asymptotically stable. Conversely, using comparative arguments, it is shown that if $\mathcal{R}_0$ is less than 1, the drug-free equilibrium is globally asymptotically stable. Furthermore, the article includes a series of numerical simulations to visually convey and support the analytical results.
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Achraf Zinihi, Moulay Rchid Sidi Ammi, Matthias Ehrhardt, Ahmed Bachir. 2024-05-24. Dynamical Analysis of a Cocaine-Heroin Epidemiological Model with Spatial Distributions. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13662-025-03924-w
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