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Limit theorems for Markov processes indexed by continuous time Galton-Watson trees

  • CNRS UMR 8524
  • Ecole polytechnique

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Abstract

We study the evolution of a particle system whose genealogy is given by a supercritical continuous time Galton-Watson tree. The particles move independently according to a Markov process and when a branching event occurs, the offspring locations depend on the position of the mother and the number of offspring. We prove a law of large numbers for the empirical measure of individuals alive at time t. This relies on a probabilistic interpretation of its intensity by mean of an auxiliary process. The latter has the same generator as the Markov process along the branches plus additional jumps, associated with branching events of accelerated rate and biased distribution. This comes from the fact that choosing an individual uniformly at time t favors lineages with more branching events and larger offspring number. The central limit theorem is considered on a special case. Several examples are developed, including applications to splitting diffusions, cellular aging, branching Lévy processes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2263-2314
Number of pages52
JournalAnnals of Applied Probability
Volume21
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2011

Keywords

  • Ancestral lineage
  • Branching Markov process
  • Branching diffusion
  • Limit theorems
  • Manyto-One formula
  • Size biased reproduction distribution
  • Size biased reproduction rate
  • Splitted diffusion

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