Some Connections Between (Sub)Critical Branching Mechanisms and   Bernstein Functions
  We describe some connections, via composition, between two functional spaces: the space of (sub)critical branching mechanisms and the space of Bernstein functions. The functions ${\bf e}_\alpha: x\to x^{\alpha}$ where $x\geq0$ and $0<\alpha\leq 1/2$, and in particular the critical parameter $\alpha=1/2$, play a distinguished role. 
Jean Bertoin (PMA), Bernard Roynette (IEC), Marc Yor (PMA)