Total population size in critical branching processes in a random environment

Mathematical Notes

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 12-21

  Vatutin, V A ^a  

^a STEKLOV MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

branching processes in random environment; generating function; L vy process; offspring number; random walk; tail distribution, population size

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857514213     PISSN: 00014346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0001434612010026     Document Type: Article

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