Abstract
AbstractThis chapter applies the nonlinear physics perspective reviewed in Chap. 2 to the virus dynamics in humans. Accordingly, it is shown that the disease state of an infected individual evolves in a certain way: it evolves along an unstable direction or order parameter that defines how the affected cells and the virus concentration change relative to each other over time. The corresponding unstable amplitude or order parameter amplitude describes the exponential increase or decay of all variables in the initial stage of the infection. These key characteristics of virus infections are worked out for the virus dynamics models introduced in the previous chapter. The characteristics are also demonstrated for SARS-CoV-2 infections observed in a sample of COVID-19 patients.
Published Version
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call