Isomorphism and Symmetries in Random Phylogenetic Trees

dc.creatorBona, Miklos
dc.creatorFlajolet, Philippe
dc.date2009-01-06
dc.date2009-01-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:24:55Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:24:55Z
dc.descriptionThe probability that two randomly selected phylogenetic trees of the same size are isomorphic is found to be asymptotic to a decreasing exponential modulated by a polynomial factor. The number of symmetrical nodes in a random phylogenetic tree of large size obeys a limiting Gaussian distribution, in the sense of both central and local limits. The probability that two random phylogenetic trees have the same number of symmetries asymptotically obeys an inverse square-root law. Precise estimates for these problems are obtained by methods of analytic combinatorics, involving bivariate generating functions, singularity analysis, and quasi-powers approximations.
dc.description14 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0901.0696
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0901.0696
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/214471
dc.subjectProbability
dc.subjectCombinatorics
dc.subject60C05; 05A16
dc.titleIsomorphism and Symmetries in Random Phylogenetic Trees
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