NONSTANDARD FINITE DIFFERENCE SCHEMES FOR SOLVING A MODIFIED EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MODEL FOR COMPUTER VIRUSES

In this paper we construct two families of nonstandard finite difference (NSFD) schemes preserving the essential properties of a computer virus propagation model, such as positivity, boundedness and stability. The first family of NSFD schemes is constructed based on the nonlocal discretization and has first order of accuracy, while the second one is based on the combination of a classical Runge-Kutta method and selection of a nonstandard denominator function and it is of fourth order of accuracy. The theoretical study of these families of NSFD schemes is performed with support of numerical simulations. The numerical simulations confirm the accuracy and the efficiency of the fourth order NSFD schemes. They hint that the disease-free equilibrium point is not only locally stable but also globally stable, and then this fact is proved theoretically. The experimental results also show that the global stability of the continuous model is preserved

A generalized nonstandard finite difference method for a class of autonomous dynamical systems and its applications

In this work, a class of continuous-time autonomous dynamical systems describing many important phenomena and processes arising in real-world applications is considered. We apply the nonstandard finite difference (NSFD) methodology proposed by Mickens to design a generalized NSFD method for the dynamical system models under consideration. This method is constructed based on a novel non-local approximation for the right-side functions of the dynamical systems. It is proved by rigorous mathematical analyses that the NSFD method is dynamically consistent with respect to positivity, asymptotic stability and three classes of conservation laws, including direct conservation, generalized conservation and sub-conservation laws. Furthermore, the NSFD method is easy to be implemented and can be applied to solve a broad range of mathematical models arising in real-life. Finally, a set of numerical experiments is performed to illustrate the theoretical findings and to show advantages of the proposed NSFD method.Comment: 29 pages, 5 figure