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2.4.11 Custom PDE class: SIR model
This example implements a spatially coupled SIR model with the following dynamics for the density of susceptible, infected, and recovered individuals:
\[\begin{split}\partial_t s &= D \nabla^2 s - \beta is \\
\partial_t i &= D \nabla^2 i + \beta is - \gamma i \\
\partial_t r &= D \nabla^2 r + \gamma i\end{split}\]
Here, \(D\) is the diffusivity, \(\beta\) the infection rate, and \(\gamma\) the recovery rate.

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from pde import FieldCollection, PDEBase, PlotTracker, ScalarField, UnitGrid
class SIRPDE(PDEBase):
"""SIR-model with diffusive mobility."""
def __init__(
self, beta=0.3, gamma=0.9, diffusivity=0.1, bc="auto_periodic_neumann"
):
super().__init__()
self.beta = beta # transmission rate
self.gamma = gamma # recovery rate
self.diffusivity = diffusivity # spatial mobility
self.bc = bc # boundary condition
def get_state(self, s, i):
"""Generate a suitable initial state."""
norm = (s + i).data.max() # maximal density
if norm > 1:
s /= norm
i /= norm
s.label = "Susceptible"
i.label = "Infected"
# create recovered field
r = ScalarField(s.grid, data=1 - s - i, label="Recovered")
return FieldCollection([s, i, r])
def evolution_rate(self, state, t=0):
s, i, r = state
diff = self.diffusivity
ds_dt = diff * s.laplace(self.bc) - self.beta * i * s
di_dt = diff * i.laplace(self.bc) + self.beta * i * s - self.gamma * i
dr_dt = diff * r.laplace(self.bc) + self.gamma * i
return FieldCollection([ds_dt, di_dt, dr_dt])
eq = SIRPDE(beta=2, gamma=0.1)
# initialize state
grid = UnitGrid([32, 32])
s = ScalarField(grid, 1)
i = ScalarField(grid, 0)
i.data[0, 0] = 1
state = eq.get_state(s, i)
# simulate the pde
tracker = PlotTracker(interrupts=10, plot_args={"vmin": 0, "vmax": 1})
sol = eq.solve(state, t_range=50, dt=1e-2, tracker=["progress", tracker])
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