Fine asymptotics for the consistent maximal displacement of branching Brownian motion

Abstract

It is well-known that the maximal particle in a branching Brownian motion sits near $\sqrt{2}t-\frac{3}{2\sqrt{2}}\log t$ at time $t$. One may then ask about the paths of particles near the frontier: how close can they stay to this critical curve? Two different approaches to this question have been developed. We improve upon the best-known bounds in each case, revealing new qualitative features including marked differences between the two approaches.

25 pages; corrected several mistakes

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• A simple path to asymptotics for the frontier of a branching Brownian motion