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Zombie Outbreak Simulator:
http://www.class3outbreak.com/zombie-outbreak-simulator/
Description:
Zombie Outbreak Sim
is a sandbox game where you can witness 100's and 1000's of zombies
sweeping across Washington DC on Google Maps.
This particular map is close to the Catholic University of America,
north of the Pentagon.
Players can modify various settings such as zombie numbers, speed,
infection times and so on, and then watch the results unfold.
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When
Zombies Attack!: Mathematical Modelling of an Outbreak of Zombie
Infection
WHEN ZOMBIES ATTACK!:
MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF AN OUTBREAK OF ZOMBIE INFECTION
Philip Munz (1), Ioan Hudea (1), Joe Imad(2), Robert
J. Smith(3)
(1)School of Mathematics and Statistics, Carleton University,
1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
(2)Department of Mathematics, The University of Ottawa,
585 King Edward Ave, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5, Canada
(3)Department of Mathematics and Faculty of Medicine, The University of
Ottawa,
585 King Edward Ave, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5, Canada
Abstract
Zombies are a popular figure in pop culture/entertainment and they
are usually
portrayed as being brought about through an outbreak or epidemic.
Consequently,
we model a zombie attack, using biological assumptions based on popular
zombie
movies. We introduce a basic model for zombie infection, determine
equilibria and
their stability, and illustrate the outcome with numerical solutions. We
then refine the
model to introduce a latent period of zombification, whereby humans are
infected, but
not infectious, before becoming undead. We then modify the model to
include the
effects of possible quarantine or a cure. Finally, we examine the impact
of regular,
impulsive reductions in the number of zombies and derive conditions
under which
eradication can occur. We show that only quick, aggressive attacks can
stave off the
doomsday scenario: the collapse of society as zombies overtake us all.
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