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http://hdl.handle.net/2289/7645| Title: | Optimal control in pandemics |
| Authors: | Samuel, J. Sinha, Supurna |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2021 |
| Publisher: | American Physical Society |
| Citation: | Physical Review E, 2021, Vol.103, L010301 |
| Abstract: | During a pandemic, there are conflicting demands that arise from public health and socioeconomic costs. Lockdowns are a common way of containing infections, but they adversely affect the economy. We study the question of how to minimize the socioeconomic damage of a lockdown while still containing infections. Our analysis is based on the SIR model, which we analyze using a clock set by the virus. This use of the “virus time” permits a clean mathematical formulation of our problem.We optimize the socioeconomic cost for a fixed health cost and arrive at a strategy for navigating the pandemic. This involves adjusting the level of lockdowns in a controlled manner so as to minimize the socioeconomic cost. |
| Description: | Open Access |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/7645 |
| ISSN: | 1550-2376 (Online) 1539-3755 |
| Alternative Location: | https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevE.103.L010301 10.1103/PhysRevE.103.L010301 |
| Copyright: | 2021 American Physical Society |
| Additional information: | Open Access |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Papers (TP) |
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