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On nodes of degree two in random trees

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

A. Meir  and
J. W. Moon
A. Meir
Affiliation:
The University of Alberta, Edmonton.
J. W. Moon
Affiliation:
The University of Alberta, Edmonton.
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Let T(n, k) denote the number of trees n with n labelled nodes of which exactly k have degree two. We shall derive a formula for T(n, k) and then determine the asymptotic behaviour of T(n,0); this will enable us to calculate the limiting distribution of Xn the number of nodes of degree two in a random tree n. Rényi [5] has treated the corresponding problem for nodes of degree one in random trees.

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Research Article
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Mathematika , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , December 1968 , pp. 188 - 192
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Copyright © University College London 1968

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