Mathematical models based on reproduction and death processes (Q2773578)

The processes of reproduction and death are discussed, and formulas for calculating the steady state probabilities are given which are then applied to the modeling of two queueing processes: without a waiting room and with infinite waiting room. Formulas describing some of the parameters are derived. The article is based on a lecture given by the author for secondary school teachers in the framework of the ``International Soros Science Educational Program'' and is aimed at presenting contemporary developments in mathematics on an elementary level understandable for secondary school teachers and pupils.