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Probability of extinction of critical generation-dependent Galton–Watson processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Dean H. Fearn
Dean H. Fearn*
Affiliation:
California State University, Hayward
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Abstract

The limiting behavior of the probability of extinction of critical generation-dependent branching processes is determined. Lower bounds are determined for this probability. A means of classifying these branching processes is suggested.

Keywords

BRANCHING PROCESSESEXTINCTION TIMEVARYING ENVIRONMENTGENERATION DEPENDENCE
Type
Short Communications
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , September 1976 , pp. 573 - 577
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1976 

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