Conjecture on stochastic invasion of type 2
Conjecture on stochastic invasion of type 2
Let be an asymptotically stable equilibrium of the three-dimensional virus system, and let be an asymptotically stable equilibrium of the four-dimensional virus system. For an equilibrium and , let be the first time the individual-based process enters its -neighbourhood, and let additionally require extinction of the losing host type. Type 2 invasion conjecture. For all sufficiently small , if type 2 invades type 1 but type 1 does not invade type 2, then, starting from the type-1 equilibrium, fixation at the type-2 equilibrium before type-2 extinction or coexistence has limiting probability , and conditional on reaching the type-2 neighbourhood, the fixation time divided by converges in probability to . If both invasion directions are possible, reaching the coexistence neighbourhood before type-2 extinction or fixation at the type-2 equilibrium has limiting probability , and the corresponding time divided by converges in probability to . If additionally and type 2 invades type 1, the displayed conclusions concerning and also hold. These statements are stochastic counterparts of the deterministic invasion picture; their validity remains conjectural.
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Jochen Blath and András Tóbiás, “Emergence of microbial host dormancy during a persistent virus epidemic”, arXiv:2504.04943 (2025).
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