On the Existence of Absolute Moments for the Extinction Time of a Galton- Watson Process
Erickson, R. V.
Ann. Math. Statist., Tome 42 (1971) no. 6, p. 1124-1128 / Harvested from Project Euclid
If $\{Z_n\}$ is a Galton-Watson process with mean one, and $\tau$ is the extinction time, it is shown that $EZ^{1+\alpha} < \infty$ implies $E\tau^\beta = \infty$ for $\beta > 1/\alpha, 0 < \alpha < 1$. Conditions which imply $EZ^{1+\alpha} = \infty$ and $E\tau^\beta < \infty$ for $\beta < 1/\alpha, 0 < \alpha < 1$ are given. Necessary and sufficient conditions for $EX^{m+\alpha} < \infty$ or $EX^m \log X < \infty$ are given in terms of the Laplace transform of a general nonnegative random variable $X, 0 < \alpha < 1, m = 0, 1,\cdots$.
Publié le : 1971-06-14
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Erickson, R. V. On the Existence of Absolute Moments for the Extinction Time of a Galton- Watson Process. Ann. Math. Statist., Tome 42 (1971) no. 6, pp.  1124-1128. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1177693345/