The median of the distance between two leaves in a phylogenetic tree
Discrete Mathematics
2010-02-10 v1
Abstract
We establish a limit formula for the median of the distance between two leaves in a fully resolved unrooted phylogenetic tree with n leaves. More precisely, we prove that this median is equal, in the limit, to the square root of 4*ln(2)*n.
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@article{arxiv.1002.1828,
title = {The median of the distance between two leaves in a phylogenetic tree},
author = {Arnau Mir and Francesc Rossello},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.1828},
year = {2010}
}
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4 pages