Gamma-shape conjecture for the condensation wave

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Let Ξt(f,g)\Xi_t(f,g) denote the mass distribution of families with fitness in the interval determined by ff and gg, and let α\alpha, β\beta, and γ\gamma be the model parameters. Under assumption (as), for x0x\geq 0, Gamma-shape conjecture.

limtΞt(1xt,1)=ω(β,γ)Γ(α+1)0xyαeydy,\lim_{t\to\infty} \Xi_t\left(1-\frac{x}{t},1\right)=\frac{\omega(\beta,\gamma)}{\Gamma(\alpha+1)}\int_0^x y^{\alpha}e^{-y}\,dy,

in probability. Thus the condensation wave should have the shape of a Gamma distribution with shape parameter 1+α1+\alpha.

This conjecture proposes a universal limiting shape for the random mass distribution near the maximal fitness in the condensation regime, extending the Gamma-shaped behaviour found in related growth models. The paper presents it as an open question for the model considered here.

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Steffen Dereich, Cecile Mailler and Peter Morters, “Non-extensive condensation in reinforced branching processes”, arXiv:1601.08128 (2017).

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