On the geometric growth in controlled branching processes with random control function

2003 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 995-1006 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. González ◽  
M. Molina ◽  
I. del Puerto

The limit behaviour of a controlled branching process with random control function is investigated. A necessary condition and a sufficient condition for the geometric growth of such a process are established by considering the L1-convergence. Finally, taking into account the classical X log+X criterion in branching processes, a necessary and sufficient condition is provided.

2003 ◽  
Vol 40 (04) ◽  
pp. 995-1006 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. González ◽  
M. Molina ◽  
I. del Puerto

The limit behaviour of a controlled branching process with random control function is investigated. A necessary condition and a sufficient condition for the geometric growth of such a process are established by considering the L 1-convergence. Finally, taking into account the classical X log+ X criterion in branching processes, a necessary and sufficient condition is provided.


1977 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 387-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry Cohn

It is shown for a supercritical branching process with immigration that if the log moment of the immigration distribution is infinite, then no sequence of positive constants {cn} exists such that {Xn/cn} converges in law to a proper limit distribution function F, except for the case F(0 +) = 1. Seneta's result [1] combined with the above-mentioned one imply that if 1 < m < ∞ then the finiteness of the log moment of the immigration distribution is a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of some constants {cn} such that {Xn/cn} converges in law to a proper limit distribution function F, with F(0 +) < 1.


2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 804-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. González ◽  
M. Molina ◽  
I. Del Puerto

In this paper, the class of controlled branching processes with random control functions introduced by Yanev (1976) is considered. For this class, necessary and sufficient conditions are established for the process to become extinct with probability 1 and the limit probabilistic behaviour of the population size, suitably normed, is investigated.


Bernoulli ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel González ◽  
Manuel Molina ◽  
Inés Del Puerto

2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (04) ◽  
pp. 804-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. González ◽  
M. Molina ◽  
I. Del Puerto

In this paper, the class of controlled branching processes with random control functions introduced by Yanev (1976) is considered. For this class, necessary and sufficient conditions are established for the process to become extinct with probability 1 and the limit probabilistic behaviour of the population size, suitably normed, is investigated.


1977 ◽  
Vol 14 (02) ◽  
pp. 387-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry Cohn

It is shown for a supercritical branching process with immigration that if the log moment of the immigration distribution is infinite, then no sequence of positive constants {cn } exists such that {Xn/cn } converges in law to a proper limit distribution function F, except for the case F(0 +) = 1. Seneta's result [1] combined with the above-mentioned one imply that if 1 &lt; m &lt; ∞ then the finiteness of the log moment of the immigration distribution is a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of some constants {cn } such that {Xn /c n} converges in law to a proper limit distribution function F, with F(0 +) &lt; 1.


1977 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 702-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. R. Grey

If {Zn} is a Galton–Watson branching process with infinite mean, it is shown that under certain conditions there exist constants {cn} and a function L, slowly varying at 0, such that converges almost surely to a non-degenerate random variable, whose distribution function satisfies a certain functional equation. The method is then extended to a continuous-time Markov branching process {Zt} with infinite mean, where it is shown that there is always a function φ, slowly varying at 0, such that converges almost surely to a non-degenerate random variable, and a necessary and sufficient condition is given for this convergence to be equivalent to convergence of for some constant α > 0.


1977 ◽  
Vol 14 (04) ◽  
pp. 702-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. R. Grey

If {Zn } is a Galton–Watson branching process with infinite mean, it is shown that under certain conditions there exist constants {cn } and a function L, slowly varying at 0, such that converges almost surely to a non-degenerate random variable, whose distribution function satisfies a certain functional equation. The method is then extended to a continuous-time Markov branching process {Zt } with infinite mean, where it is shown that there is always a function φ, slowly varying at 0, such that converges almost surely to a non-degenerate random variable, and a necessary and sufficient condition is given for this convergence to be equivalent to convergence of for some constant α &gt; 0.


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