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[[Category:Branching processes]]

A [[Branching process|branching process]] with one type of particles and with discrete time. Named after F. Galton and G. Watson who were the first to study (1873) the problem of degeneration of a family.



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<table><TR><TD valign="top">[a1]</TD> <TD valign="top">  K.B. Arthreya,   P.E. Ney,   "Branching processes" , Springer  (1972)</TD></TR><TR><TD valign="top">[a2]</TD> <TD valign="top">  Th.E. Harris,   "The theory of branching processes" , Springer  (1963)</TD></TR></table>