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Main Authors: André, Mathilde, Duchamps, Jean-Jil
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.05575
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author André, Mathilde
Duchamps, Jean-Jil
author_facet André, Mathilde
Duchamps, Jean-Jil
contents We investigate Kesten-Stigum-like results for multi-type Galton-Watson processes with a countable number of types in a general setting, allowing us in particular to consider processes with an infinite total population at each generation. Specifically, a sharp $L\log L$ condition is found under the only assumption that the mean reproduction matrix is positive recurrent in the sense of Vere-Jones (1967). The type distribution is shown to always converge in probability in the recurrent case, and under conditions covering many cases it is shown to converge almost surely.
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spellingShingle Sharp $L \log L$ condition for supercritical Galton-Watson processes with countable types
André, Mathilde
Duchamps, Jean-Jil
Probability
We investigate Kesten-Stigum-like results for multi-type Galton-Watson processes with a countable number of types in a general setting, allowing us in particular to consider processes with an infinite total population at each generation. Specifically, a sharp $L\log L$ condition is found under the only assumption that the mean reproduction matrix is positive recurrent in the sense of Vere-Jones (1967). The type distribution is shown to always converge in probability in the recurrent case, and under conditions covering many cases it is shown to converge almost surely.
title Sharp $L \log L$ condition for supercritical Galton-Watson processes with countable types
topic Probability
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.05575