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On age dependent branching processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Howard Weiner*
Affiliation:
University of California, Davis

Extract

This paper deals with asymptotic properties of various models of age dependent branching processes, relying heavily on Harris [3].

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Research Papers
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Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 

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