 SIR susceptible-recovered identity (source code)

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= SIR susceptible-recovered identity
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{title2=$S(t)=S_0e^{-\beta R(t)/\gamma}$}

For the closed deterministic <SIR model> with $S(0)=S_0$, $R(0)=0$, infection rate $\beta SI$ and recovery rate $\gamma I$, division of the two flow equations gives $S(t)=S_0e^{-\beta R(t)/\gamma}$. Population conservation then expresses $I$ in terms of $R$.

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