Research Article

A Higher-Order Galerkin Time Discretization and Numerical Comparisons for Two Models of HIV Infection

Table 1

Description of state variables, parameters, and their values [41] (units: day-1 mm-3).

DescriptionsValues

Dependent variables
Population of T-cells0.10
Population of I-cells0.0
Population of HIV particles0.10

Parameters and constants
The supply rate of T-cells0.1
The growth rate of the T-cell population3
The killing rate of T-cells0.02
The killing rate of I-cells0.3
The destruction rate of free virus2.4
The infection rate of T-cells by free virus
The density of virus released by I-cellsVaries
The maximum density of T-cells1500