Solving the Fisher-Wright and coalescence problems with a discrete Markov chain analysis

DOI10.1239/aap/1103662962zbMath1070.92036OpenAlexW2100415257MaRDI QIDQ4664087

Peter Clote, Samuel R. Buss

Publication date: 5 April 2005

Published in: Advances in Applied Probability (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/99n5x79t

zbMATH Keywords

diffusion equationpopulation geneticscoalescenceMarkov chainmitochondrial EveFisher-Wright modelmartingale.mean stopping time

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Computational methods in Markov chains (60J22) Problems related to evolution (92D15) Discrete-time Markov processes on general state spaces (60J05) Applications of Markov chains and discrete-time Markov processes on general state spaces (social mobility, learning theory, industrial processes, etc.) (60J20) Genetics and epigenetics (92D10) Applications of Brownian motions and diffusion theory (population genetics, absorption problems, etc.) (60J70)

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