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Published online 12 August 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040809-13
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Gravity equations give rise to measles model
Disease shown to spread to big cities rather than small towns.
The pattern of epidemics could be predicted more accurately by taking into account how attractive different sizes of cities are to visitors. A new model uses equations originally developed to calculate the gravitational pull between planets.
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