MULTITYPE BRANCHING PROCESSES IN CONTINUOUS TIME AS MODELS OF CANCER

TitleMULTITYPE BRANCHING PROCESSES IN CONTINUOUS TIME AS MODELS OF CANCER
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsVitanov K, Slavtchova-Bojkova M
JournalAnnuaire de l’Université de Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski”. Faculté de Mathématiques et Informatique
Volume104
Pagination193-200
ISSN0205-0808
Keywordscontinuous time, decomposable multi–type branching processes, mutations
Abstract
A generalization of the results for two-type decomposable branching processes model in continuous time derived in [9] is obtained. More precisely, the system of integral equations for probability generating functions (p.g.f.) of the (n + 1)−type processes is obtained. Another important result is the recursive equations satisfied by the p.g.f. of the number of mutations. The results obtained are the base for further research of probabilities of extinction and estimation of the risk of cancer recurrence.
2000 MSC

60J85, 60J80

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