Tree-valued Markov chains derived from Galton-Watson processes
Annales de l'I.H.P. Probabilités et statistiques, Tome 34 (1998) no. 5, pp. 637-686.
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Aldous, David; Pitman, Jim. Tree-valued Markov chains derived from Galton-Watson processes. Annales de l'I.H.P. Probabilités et statistiques, Tome 34 (1998) no. 5, pp. 637-686. http://www.numdam.org/item/AIHPB_1998__34_5_637_0/

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