Approximations of the Quasi-Stationary Distribution of a Logistic SIS Model for Endemic Infections

Abstract: Errors of approximations of the quasi-stationary distribution (the QSD) of the logistic SIS model are evaluated numerically. The results are used to derive asymptotic approximations of the approximation errors for large populations. We show in particular that there are two approximations above threshold for which the approximation errors are exponentially small. One of these approximations has been known for some time, while the other one is new. The result that the older one of these two approximations has an exponentially small approximation error is new.