One-dimensional stepping stone models, sardine genetics and Brownian local time

dc.creatorDurrett, Richard
dc.creatorRestrepo, Mateo
dc.date2008-01-22
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:56:25Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:56:25Z
dc.descriptionConsider a one-dimensional stepping stone model with colonies of size $M$ and per-generation migration probability $ν$, or a voter model on $\mathbb{Z}$ in which interactions occur over a distance of order $K$. Sample one individual at the origin and one at $L$. We show that if $Mν/L$ and $L/K^2$ converge to positive finite limits, then the genealogy of the sample converges to a pair of Brownian motions that coalesce after the local time of their difference exceeds an independent exponentially distributed random variable. The computation of the distribution of the coalescence time leads to a one-dimensional parabolic differential equation with an interesting boundary condition at 0.
dc.descriptionPublished in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/07-AAP451 the Annals of Applied Probability (http://www.imstat.org/aap/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0801.3370
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0801.3370
dc.identifierAnnals of Applied Probability 2008, Vol. 18, No. 1, 334-358
dc.identifierdoi:10.1214/07-AAP451
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/146604
dc.subjectProbability
dc.subject60K35 (Primary); 92D10 (Secondary)
dc.titleOne-dimensional stepping stone models, sardine genetics and Brownian local time
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