Basic reproduction ratios for periodic abstract functional differential equations (with application to a spatial model for Lyme disease) (Q2318457)

The authors consider the theory of basic reproduction ratios \(R_0\) for abstract functional differential systems. The authors study a linear and T-periodic functional differential system: \[ u'(t)=F(t)u_t-V(t)u(t),\quad t\in[0,\infty), \] where the internal evolution of individuals is governed by the following linear differential system: \[ u'(t)=-V(t)u(t),\quad t\in[0,\infty). \] They prove that \(R_0 -1\) has the same sign as the exponential growth bound of an associated linear system and obtain a treshold type result on its global dynamics in terms of \(R_0\).