Journal of Applied Probability

A weak limit theorem for generalized Jiřina processes

Yuqiang Li

Source: J. Appl. Probab. Volume 46, Number 2 (2009), 453-462.

Abstract

In this paper we prove that a sequence of scaled generalized Jiřina processes can converge weakly to a nonlinear diffusion process with Lévy jumps under certain conditions.

Primary Subjects: 60J80
Secondary Subjects: 60J60, 60E07
Keywords: Generalized branching processes; weak convergence; nonlinear diffusion processes

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