Models for Markov processes indexed by a branching process are presented. The new class of models is referred to as the branching Markov process (BMP). The law of large numbers and a central limit theorem for the BMP are established. Bifurcating autoregressive processes (BAR) are special cases...

Multivariate tree-indexed Markov processes are discussed with applications. A Galton-Watson super-critical branching process is used to model the random tree-indexed process. Martingale estimating functions are used as a basic framework to discuss asymptotic properties and optimality of...