3 PAPERS ON THE HISTORY OF BRANCHING-PROCESSES

Authors
GUTTORP P
Citation
P. Guttorp, 3 PAPERS ON THE HISTORY OF BRANCHING-PROCESSES, International statistical review, 63(2), 1995, pp. 233-233
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Statistic & Probability","Statistic & Probability
Journal title
International statistical review → ACNP
ISSN journal
03067734
Volume
63
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
233 - 233
Database
ISI
SICI code
0306-7734(1995)63:2<233:3POTHO>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The first complete proof of the criticality theorem for Bienayme-Galto n-Watson branching processes was published in Danish in 1930 by J.F. S teffensen, Here his paper is translated into English, together with an other proof of the same result, obtained by C.M. Christensen at the sa me time, These papers are prefaced by a historical review by K. Albert sen on the problem of extinction of families, also originally publishe d in Danish.