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On quasi-stationary distributions for multi-type Galton-Watson processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Mioara Buiculescu
Mioara Buiculescu*
Affiliation:
Centre of Mathematical Statistics, Bucharest
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Abstract

In this paper we consider the long term behaviour till absorption of multitype Galton-Watson processes using the theory of quasi-stationary distributions.

Keywords

MULTI-TYPE GALTON-WATSON PROCESSESQUASI-STATIONARY DISTRIBUTIONS
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , March 1975 , pp. 60 - 68
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1975 

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