Asymptotical Behavior of Impulsive Linearly Implicit Euler Method for the SIR Epidemic Model with Nonlinear Incidence Rates and Proportional Impulsive Vaccination

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the asymptotical behavior of the impulsive linearly implicit Euler method for the SIR epidemic model with nonlinear incidence rates and proportional impulsive vaccination. We point out the solution of the impulsive linearly implicit Euler method for the impulsive SIR system is positive for arbitrary step size when the initial values are positive. By applying discrete Floquet’s theorem and small-amplitude perturbation skills, we proved that the disease-free periodic solution of the impulsive system is locally stable. Additionally, in conjunction with the discrete impulsive comparison theorem, we show that the impulsive linearly implicit Euler method maintains the global asymptotical stability of the exact solution of the impulsive system. Two numerical examples are provided to illustrate the correctness of the results.

Keywords

• impulsive linearly implicit Euler method
• local stability
• global asymptotical stability
• disease-free periodic solution