Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2020 / ii / Paper 3 / 6B / iii / Solution

Eliminate $R=N-S-I$ to obtain the two-dimensional autonomous differential equationIts Jacobian matrix at the endemic equilibrium isSince $I^{\ast }>0$,The trace-determinant stability criterion shows that both eigenvalues have negative real part. The Endemic equilibrium of the SIR model with waning immunity is therefore locally asymptotically stable.