Research Article
Different Solution Strategies for Solving Epidemic Model in
Imprecise Environment
Animesh Mahata ,
1,2
Sankar Prasad Mondal ,
3
Ali Ahmadian ,
4
Fudiah Ismail ,
4
Shariful Alam,
1
and Soheil Salahshour
5
1
Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal 711103, India
2
Department of Mathematics, Netaji Subhash Engineering College, Techno City, Garia, Kolkata, West Bengal 700152, India
3
Department of Mathematics, Midnapore College (Autonomous), Midnapore, West Midnapore, West Bengal 721101, India
4
Laboratory of Computational Sciences and Mathematical Physics, Institute for Mathematical Research (INSPEM),
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
5
Young Researchers and Elite Club, Mobarakeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh, Iran
Correspondence should be addressed to Ali Ahmadian; ahmadian.hosseini@gmail.com
Received 6 February 2017; Revised 6 June 2017; Accepted 15 January 2018; Published 13 May 2018
Academic Editor: Carla Pinto
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We study the diferent solution strategy for solving epidemic model in diferent imprecise environment, that is, a Susceptible-
Infected-Susceptible (SIS) model in imprecise environment. Te imprecise parameter is also taken as fuzzy and interval
environment. Tree diferent solution procedures for solving governing fuzzy diferential equation, that is, fuzzy diferential
inclusion method, extension principle method, and fuzzy derivative approaches, are considered. Te interval diferential equation
is also solved. Te numerical results are discussed for all approaches in diferent imprecise environment.
1. Introduction
1.1. Modeling with Impreciseness. Te aim of mathematical
modeling is to imitate some real world problems as far as pos-
sible. Te presence of imprecise variable and parameters in
practical problems in the feld of biomathematical modeling
became a new area of research in uncertainty modeling. So,
the solution procedure of such problems is very important. If
the solution of said problems with uncertainty is developed,
then, many real life models in diferent felds with imprecise
variable can be formulated and solved easily and accurately.
1.2. Fuzzy Set Teory and Diferential Equation. Diferential
equations may arise in the mathematical modeling of real
world problems. But when the impreciseness comes to it, the
behavior of the diferential equation is altered. Te solution
procedures are taken in diferent way. In this paper we take
two types of imprecise environments, fuzzy and interval, and
fnd their exact solution. In 1965, Zadeh [1] published the frst
of his papers on the new theory of Fuzzy Sets and Systems.
Afer that Chang and Zadeh [2] introduced the concept of
fuzzy numbers. In the last few years researchers have been
giving their great contribution on the topic of fuzzy number
research [3–5]. As for the application of the fuzzy set theory
applied in fuzzy equation [6], fuzzy diferential equation
[7], fuzzy integrodiferential equation [8–10], fuzzy integral
equation [11], and so on were developed.
1.3. Diferent Approaches for Solving Fuzzy Diferential Equa-
tion. Te application of diferential equations has been
widely explored in various felds like engineering, economics,
biology, and physics. For constructing diferent types of
problems in real life situation the fuzzy set theory plays an
important role. Te applicability of nonsharp or imprecise
concept is very useful for exploring diferent sectors for
its applicability. A diferential equation can be called fuzzy
diferential equation if (1) only the coefcient (or coefcients)
of the diferential equation is fuzzy valued number, (2) only
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Volume 2018, Article ID 4902142, 18 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/4902142