We consider a branching process in which each individual reproduces independently of all others and has probability a j (j = 0, 1, · · ·) of giving rise to j progeny in the following generation. It is assumed, without further comment, that 0 < a 0, a 0 + a 1 < 1.
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Anthony G. Pakes (1971) studied this question.
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