Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1155333 | Statistics & Probability Letters | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
We extend the Harris regularity condition for ordinary Markov branching process to a more general case of non-linear Markov branching process. A regularity criterion which is very easy to check is obtained. In particular, we prove that a super-linear Markov branching process is regular if and only if the per capita offspring mean is less than or equal to 1 while a sub-linear Markov branching process is regular if the per capita offspring mean is finite. The Harris regularity condition then becomes a special case of our criterion.
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Authors
Anyue Chen, Junping Li, N.I. Ramesh,