On asymptotics of exchangeable coalescents with multiple collisions

Details On asymptotics of exchangeable coalescents with multiple collisions On asymptotics of exchangeable coalescents with multiple collisions

2008-07-17

arxiv.org/abs/0807.2742v1

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We study the number of collisions $X_n$ of an exchangeable coalescent with multiple collisions ($\Lambda$-coalescent) which starts with $n$ particles and is driven by rates determined by a finite characteristic measure $\nu({\rm d}x)=x^{-2}\Lambda({\rm d}x)$. Via a coupling technique we derive limiting laws of $X_n$, using previous results on regenerative compositions derived from stick-breaking partitions of the unit interval. The possible limiting laws of $X_n$ include normal, stable with index $1\le\alpha<2$ and Mittag-Leffler distributions. The results apply, in particular, to the case when $\nu$ is a beta$(a-2,b)$ distribution with parameters $a>2$ and $b>0$. The approach taken allows to derive asymptotics of three other functionals of the coalescent, the absorption time, the length of an external branch chosen at random from the $n$ external branches, and the number of collision events that occur before the randomly selected external branch coalesces with one of its neighbours.

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