Abstract
AbstractFor a complex number $$\alpha $$
α
, we consider the sum of the $$\alpha $$
α
th powers of subtree sizes in Galton–Watson trees conditioned to be of size n. Limiting distributions of this functional $$X_n(\alpha )$$
X
n
(
α
)
have been determined for $${\text {Re}}\alpha \ne 0$$
Re
α
≠
0
, revealing a transition between a complex normal limiting distribution for $${\text {Re}}\alpha < 0$$
Re
α
<
0
and a non-normal limiting distribution for $${\text {Re}}\alpha > 0$$
Re
α
>
0
. In this paper, we complete the picture by proving a normal limiting distribution, along with moment convergence, in the missing case $${\text {Re}}\alpha = 0$$
Re
α
=
0
. The same results are also established in the case of the so-called shape functional $$X_n'(0)$$
X
n
′
(
0
)
, which is the sum of the logarithms of all subtree sizes; these results were obtained earlier in special cases. In addition, we prove convergence of all moments in the case $${\text {Re}}\alpha < 0$$
Re
α
<
0
, where this result was previously missing, and establish new results about the asymptotic mean for real $$\alpha < 1/2$$
α
<
1
/
2
.A novel feature for $${\text {Re}}\alpha =0$$
Re
α
=
0
is that we find joint convergence for several $$\alpha $$
α
to independent limits, in contrast to the cases $${\text {Re}}\alpha \ne 0$$
Re
α
≠
0
, where the limit is known to be a continuous function of $$\alpha $$
α
. Another difference from the case $${\text {Re}}\alpha \ne 0$$
Re
α
≠
0
is that there is a logarithmic factor in the asymptotic variance when $${\text {Re}}\alpha =0$$
Re
α
=
0
; this holds also for the shape functional.The proofs are largely based on singularity analysis of generating functions.
Funder
Acheson J. Duncan Fund for the Advancement of Research in Statistics
Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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