Difference between revisions of "Bellman-Harris process"
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| − | A special case of an age-dependent branching process (cf. [[Branching process, age-dependent|Branching process, age-dependent]]). It was first studied by R. Bellman and T.E. Harris | + | A special case of an age-dependent branching process (cf. [[Branching process, age-dependent|Branching process, age-dependent]]). It was first studied by R. Bellman and T.E. Harris {{Cite|BH}}. In the Bellman–Harris process it is assumed that particles live, independently of each other, for random periods of time, and produce a random number of new particles at the end of their life time. If <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/b/b015/b015470/b0154701.png" /> is the distribution function of the life times of the individual particles, if <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/b/b015/b015470/b0154702.png" /> is the generating function of the number of direct descendants of one particle, and if at time <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/b/b015/b015470/b0154703.png" /> the age of the particle was zero, then the generating function <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/b/b015/b015470/b0154704.png" /> of the number of particles <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/b/b015/b015470/b0154705.png" /> satisfies the non-linear integral equation |
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| + | |valign="top"|{{Ref|BH}}|| R. Bellman, T.E. Harris, "On the theory of age-dependent stochastic branching processes" ''Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA'' , '''34''' (1948) pp. 601–604 {{MR|0027466}} | ||
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2020 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 60J80 [MSN][ZBL]
A special case of an age-dependent branching process (cf. Branching process, age-dependent). It was first studied by R. Bellman and T.E. Harris [BH]. In the Bellman–Harris process it is assumed that particles live, independently of each other, for random periods of time, and produce a random number of new particles at the end of their life time. If 
is the distribution function of the life times of the individual particles, if 
is the generating function of the number of direct descendants of one particle, and if at time 
the age of the particle was zero, then the generating function 
of the number of particles 
satisfies the non-linear integral equation
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If
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the Bellman–Harris process is a Markov branching process with continuous time.
References
| [BH] | R. Bellman, T.E. Harris, "On the theory of age-dependent stochastic branching processes" Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA , 34 (1948) pp. 601–604 MR0027466 |
How to Cite This Entry:
Bellman-Harris process. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Bellman-Harris_process&oldid=23709
Bellman-Harris process. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Bellman-Harris_process&oldid=23709
This article was adapted from an original article by B.A. Sevast'yanov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article