Volterra-type Lyapunov functions for fractional-order epidemic systems

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Abstract

In this paper we prove an elementary lemma which estimates fractional derivatives of Volterra-type Lyapunov functions in the sense Caputo when α. ∈. (0, 1). Moreover, by using this result, we study the uniform asymptotic stability of some Caputo-type epidemic systems with a pair of fractional-order differential equations. These epidemic systems are the Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible (SIS), Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (SIR) and Susceptible-Infected-Recovered-Susceptible (SIRS) models and Ross-Macdonald model for vector-borne diseases. We show that the unique endemic equilibrium is uniformly asymptotically stable if the basic reproductive number is greater than one. We illustrate our theoretical results with numerical simulations using the Adams-Bashforth-Moulton scheme implemented in the fde12 Matlab function.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)75-85
Number of pages11
JournalCommunications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
Volume24
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Caputo fractional derivative
  • Direct lyapunov method
  • Epidemiological models
  • Stability
  • Volterra-type lyapunov function

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