| We model the process introduced above on a network in discrete time, that is, we can model it as a DTMC. Say we have a network with N nodes, then we can define <math> X_i(t)</math> to be the state of node i at time t. Then <math>X(t)</math> is a stochastic process on <math>S=\{S,I,R\}^N</math>. At a single moment, some node i and node j interact with each other, and then one of them will change its state. Thus we define the function <math>f</math> so that for <math>x</math> in <math>S</math>,<math>f(x,i,j)</math> is when the state of network is <math>x</math>, node i and node j interact with each other, and one of them will change its state. The transition matrix depends on the number of ties of node i and node j, as well as the state of node i and node j. For any <math>y=f(x,i,j)</math>, we try to find <math>P(x,y)</math>. If node i is in state I and node j is in state S, then <math>P(x,y)=\alpha A_{ji}/k_i</math>; if node i is in state I and node j is in state I, then <math>P(x,y)=\beta A_{ji}/k_i</math>; if node i is in state I and node j is in state R, then <math>P(x,y)=\beta A_{ji}/k_i</math>. | | We model the process introduced above on a network in discrete time, that is, we can model it as a DTMC. Say we have a network with N nodes, then we can define <math> X_i(t)</math> to be the state of node i at time t. Then <math>X(t)</math> is a stochastic process on <math>S=\{S,I,R\}^N</math>. At a single moment, some node i and node j interact with each other, and then one of them will change its state. Thus we define the function <math>f</math> so that for <math>x</math> in <math>S</math>,<math>f(x,i,j)</math> is when the state of network is <math>x</math>, node i and node j interact with each other, and one of them will change its state. The transition matrix depends on the number of ties of node i and node j, as well as the state of node i and node j. For any <math>y=f(x,i,j)</math>, we try to find <math>P(x,y)</math>. If node i is in state I and node j is in state S, then <math>P(x,y)=\alpha A_{ji}/k_i</math>; if node i is in state I and node j is in state I, then <math>P(x,y)=\beta A_{ji}/k_i</math>; if node i is in state I and node j is in state R, then <math>P(x,y)=\beta A_{ji}/k_i</math>. |