Abstract:
Let $Z_{n},n=0,1,...$ be a branching process in random environment specified
by iid (random) probability generating functions $
f_{0}(s),f_{1}(s),...,f_{n}(s),...$ Such process is called subcritical if $
\mathbf{E}\log f_{0}^{\prime }(1)<0$. Let
\begin{equation*}
S_{0}=0,S_{n}=\log f_{0}^{\prime }(1)+\log f_{1}^{\prime
}(1)+...+\log f_{n-1}^{\prime }(1),n\geq 1
\end{equation*}
be the associated random walk for such a process. It is known that
the set of all subcritical branching processes in random
environment may be divided into 4 classes depending on the
properties of the distributions of the increments of $S_n.$ We give a survey of the recent results dealing with the survival
probabilities of the mentioned classes of subcritical branching
processes and with the Yaglom type functional limit theorems for
the number of particles in such processes given their survival up
to a distant moment.
These results are obtained in collaboration with V.I.Afanasyev
(Steklov Mathematical Institute), C.Boeinghoff, G.Kersting,
J.Geiger (Frankfurt), and X.Zehng (Hong Kong).