Branching Processes and Their Applications

This volume gathers§papers originally presented at the 3 rd Workshop on Branching§Processes and their Applications (WBPA15), which was held from 7 to 10 April§2015 in Badajoz, Spain . The papers address§a broad range of theoretical and practical aspects of branching process theory.§Further, they amply demonstrate that the theoretical research in this area§remains vital and topical, as well as the relevance of branching concepts in§the development of theoretical approaches to solving new problems in applied§fields such as Epidemiology, Biology, Genetics, and, of course, Population§Dynamics.§§The topics covered§can broadly be classified into the following areas:§§1. Coalescent§Branching Processes§§2. Branching§Random Walks§§3. Population§Growth Models in Varying and Random Environments§§4. Size/Density/Resource-Dependent§Branching Models§§5. Age-Dependent§Branching Models§§6. Special§Branching Models§§7. Applications§in Epidemiology§§8. Applications§in Biology and Genetics§§Offering a§valuable reference guide to contemporary branching process theory, the book§also explores many open problems, paving the way for future research.§§