A sharp finite-band second moment #
The zero level contributes exactly one. Cauchy--Schwarz on the positive levels, and the diagonal-corrected Green estimate, give the finite-band bound.
theorem
BGW.StableTrees.DiscreteHeightApprox.integral_clusterVisits_sq_le_renewal
(μ : PMF ℕ)
(hc : IsCritical μ)
(hne : μ 1 ≠ 1)
{a : ℝ}
(ha : 0 < a)
:
A finite band has second moment at most its mean plus the squared positive-level count times twice the weak ladder renewal function.