Galton-Watson process
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2010 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 60J80 [MSN][ZBL]
A 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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References
| [AN] | K.B. Arthreya, P.E. Ney, "Branching processes" , Springer (1972) |
| [H] | Th.E. Harris, "The theory of branching processes" , Springer (1963) |
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Galton–Watson process. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Galton%E2%80%93Watson_process&oldid=22478
Galton–Watson process. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Galton%E2%80%93Watson_process&oldid=22478