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Epidemic models and a self-repairing network with a simple lattice

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We have proposed a self-repairing network where nodes are capable of repairing neighboring nodes by mutually copying. A critical point where faulty nodes can be eliminated has been investigated. This paper further studies the dynamics of eradicating faulty nodes by comparing the self-repairing network with mathematical epidemic models such as SIS models. It is shown that the self-repairing network, which is a probabilistic cellular automaton, can be regarded as an epidemic model in some restricted situations.

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  1. Department of Knowledge-Based Information Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku, Toyohashi, 441-8580, Japan

    Yuta Aoki & Yoshiteru Ishida

  2. Intelligent Sensing System Research Center, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Japan

    Yoshiteru Ishida

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  1. Yuta Aoki
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Aoki, Y., Ishida, Y. Epidemic models and a self-repairing network with a simple lattice. Artif Life Robotics 12, 153–156 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-007-0458-4

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