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Total offspring of Poisson multitype branching process

Yes, with essentially the same proof. In the scalar case, just notice that $e^{cX_n+bZ_n}$ is a supermartingale as long as $p(e^{c+b}-1)\le b$. In the vector case you will need to find positive vector …
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An interesting Markov chain with uniform marginals

Since I was requested to elaborate, here goes. First, let's look at the automorphism of the unit circle induced by this mapping (written in the least revealing way). With $z=e^{it}$, as usual, we have …
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Bounds on $\|P^{k+1} - P^k\|$ for $n$ by $n$ stochastic matrix $P$ with trace $n-1$ and inte...

OK, I think I have a full answer at this point, so let me post it. Step 1. (algebra). If $P$ is an $n\times n$ stochastic matrix and $\lambda$ is an eigenvalue of $P$ with $|\lambda|=1$, then $\ …
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"Induced" arrivals in an M/M/1 queue?

Just introduce extra states. The total description of a state will include the length of the queue and the stage of service for the current customer. For instance, if each initial service may result i …
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