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Predator–Prey Dynamics on Infinite Trees: A Branching Random Walk Approach

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  • Igor Kortchemski

    (École Normale Supérieure)

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We are interested in predator–prey dynamics on infinite trees, which can informally be seen as particular two-type branching processes where individuals may die (or be infected) only after their parent dies (or is infected). We study two types of such dynamics: the chase–escape process, introduced by Kordzakhia with a variant by Bordenave who sees it as a rumor propagation model, and the birth-and-assassination process, introduced by Aldous and Krebs. We exhibit a coupling between these processes and branching random walks killed at the origin. This sheds new light on the chase–escape and birth-and-assassination processes, which allows us to recover by probabilistic means previously known results and also to obtain new results. For instance, we find the asymptotic behavior of the tail of the number of infected individuals in both the subcritical and critical regimes for the chase–escape process and show that the birth-and-assassination process ends almost surely at criticality.

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  • Igor Kortchemski, 2016. "Predator–Prey Dynamics on Infinite Trees: A Branching Random Walk Approach," Journal of Theoretical Probability, Springer, vol. 29(3), pages 1027-1046, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jotpro:v:29:y:2016:i:3:d:10.1007_s10959-015-0603-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s10959-015-0603-2
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    1. Kordzakhia, George & Lalley, Steven P., 2005. "A two-species competition model on," Stochastic Processes and their Applications, Elsevier, vol. 115(5), pages 781-796, May.
    2. Kortchemski, Igor, 2015. "A predator–prey SIR type dynamics on large complete graphs with three phase transitions," Stochastic Processes and their Applications, Elsevier, vol. 125(3), pages 886-917.
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