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1) Explicit expressions for transition densities

In the case of linear systems with additive noise of the form

$d X(t) = (A X_t + b) \, d t + \sigma \, d B_t$

it is possible to obtain an explicit solution, see Ioannis Karatzas and Steven E. Shreve, MR 1241411 Brownian motion and stochastic calculus, Section 5.6.

There are a few other explicitly solvable cases (in terms of transition density), for example the SDE for the Bessel process

$d X_t = (d-1)/(2X_t) \, d t + B_t$,

and the exponential Brownian motion,

$d X_t = a X_t \, d t + \sigma X_t \, d B_t$,

and quite a few other examples. In general finding the transition density of an SDEs means that you have solved the associated Fokker-Planck equation (equivalently known as forward Kolmogorov equation) which is a parabolic PDE. So finding transition densities is in general of the same difficulty as solving a linear PDE of a particular type, and solving such PDEs explicitly is typically not possible.

Also noteworthy is the Lamperti transform to change from general one-dimensional diffusion coefficients to a diffusion $Z$ with unit diffusion coefficient, by defining $Z_t = \varphi(X_t)$ where $\varphi(x) = \int^x \frac{1}{\sigma(\xi)} \ d \xi$.

I would recommend to consult a basic textbook focussing on explicit computations such as Øksendal's and look at the exercises to get a feel for what is possible in this direction.

2) Regularity of solutions

Of course, if $\sigma = 0$, your solution will be a deterministic trajectory, with corresponding Dirac measure as transition kernel, i.e. not belonging to any $L^p$. A simple and well known result is that if $\sigma(x)$ is globally bounded away from 0 (known as ellipticity), you will have smooth transition densities. The important generalization of this result for multi-dimensional SDEs where some of the components of $\sigma$ may be zero is given by Hörmander's theorem. I recommend Martin Hairer's lecture notes, Convergence of Markov processes, for a gentle introduction. As for

Once you establish the probability density is smooth $L^p$-regularity(using ellipticity/Hörmander) and vanishing at infinity (corresponding to boundedness in probability), thisit will be related to contractivitybounded and hypercontractivitytherefore in (Gross/Bakry-Emery). These properties are usually formulated with respect to the Kolmogorov backward equations$L^p(\mathbb R)$ for any (i$p \geq 1$.e Boundedness in probability can be established using e. the propagation of observables), but by taking the adjoint with respect to theg. bounds on $L^2(\mu)$ inner product$\mathbb E|X(t)|$, this would tell you about $L^p$-regularity ofsee the transition densities. I will try to add details when I have more timebook by Xuerong Mao, or various other sources.

1) Explicit expressions for transition densities

In the case of linear systems with additive noise of the form

$d X(t) = (A X_t + b) \, d t + \sigma \, d B_t$

it is possible to obtain an explicit solution, see Ioannis Karatzas and Steven E. Shreve, MR 1241411 Brownian motion and stochastic calculus, Section 5.6.

There are a few other explicitly solvable cases (in terms of transition density), for example the SDE for the Bessel process

$d X_t = (d-1)/(2X_t) \, d t + B_t$,

and the exponential Brownian motion,

$d X_t = a X_t \, d t + \sigma X_t \, d B_t$,

and quite a few other examples. In general finding the transition density of an SDEs means that you have solved the associated Fokker-Planck equation (equivalently known as forward Kolmogorov equation) which is a parabolic PDE. So finding transition densities is in general of the same difficulty as solving a linear PDE of a particular type, and solving such PDEs explicitly is typically not possible.

Also noteworthy is the Lamperti transform to change from general one-dimensional diffusion coefficients to a diffusion $Z$ with unit diffusion coefficient, by defining $Z_t = \varphi(X_t)$ where $\varphi(x) = \int^x \frac{1}{\sigma(\xi)} \ d \xi$.

I would recommend to consult a basic textbook focussing on explicit computations such as Øksendal's and look at the exercises to get a feel for what is possible in this direction.

2) Regularity of solutions

Of course, if $\sigma = 0$, your solution will be a deterministic trajectory, with corresponding Dirac measure as transition kernel, i.e. not belonging to any $L^p$. A simple and well known result is that if $\sigma(x)$ is globally bounded away from 0, you will have smooth transition densities. The important generalization of this result for multi-dimensional SDEs where some of the components of $\sigma$ may be zero is given by Hörmander's theorem. I recommend Martin Hairer's lecture notes, Convergence of Markov processes, for a gentle introduction. As for $L^p$-regularity, this will be related to contractivity and hypercontractivity (Gross/Bakry-Emery). These properties are usually formulated with respect to the Kolmogorov backward equations (i.e. the propagation of observables), but by taking the adjoint with respect to the $L^2(\mu)$ inner product, this would tell you about $L^p$-regularity of the transition densities. I will try to add details when I have more time.

1) Explicit expressions for transition densities

In the case of linear systems with additive noise of the form

$d X(t) = (A X_t + b) \, d t + \sigma \, d B_t$

it is possible to obtain an explicit solution, see Ioannis Karatzas and Steven E. Shreve, MR 1241411 Brownian motion and stochastic calculus, Section 5.6.

There are a few other explicitly solvable cases (in terms of transition density), for example the SDE for the Bessel process

$d X_t = (d-1)/(2X_t) \, d t + B_t$,

and the exponential Brownian motion,

$d X_t = a X_t \, d t + \sigma X_t \, d B_t$,

and quite a few other examples. In general finding the transition density of an SDEs means that you have solved the associated Fokker-Planck equation (equivalently known as forward Kolmogorov equation) which is a parabolic PDE. So finding transition densities is in general of the same difficulty as solving a linear PDE of a particular type, and solving such PDEs explicitly is typically not possible.

Also noteworthy is the Lamperti transform to change from general one-dimensional diffusion coefficients to a diffusion $Z$ with unit diffusion coefficient, by defining $Z_t = \varphi(X_t)$ where $\varphi(x) = \int^x \frac{1}{\sigma(\xi)} \ d \xi$.

I would recommend to consult a basic textbook focussing on explicit computations such as Øksendal's and look at the exercises to get a feel for what is possible in this direction.

2) Regularity of solutions

Of course, if $\sigma = 0$, your solution will be a deterministic trajectory, with corresponding Dirac measure as transition kernel, i.e. not belonging to any $L^p$. A simple and well known result is that if $\sigma(x)$ is globally bounded away from 0 (known as ellipticity), you will have smooth transition densities. The important generalization of this result for multi-dimensional SDEs where some of the components of $\sigma$ may be zero is given by Hörmander's theorem. I recommend Martin Hairer's lecture notes, Convergence of Markov processes, for a gentle introduction.

Once you establish the probability density is smooth (using ellipticity/Hörmander) and vanishing at infinity (corresponding to boundedness in probability), it will be bounded and therefore in $L^p(\mathbb R)$ for any $p \geq 1$. Boundedness in probability can be established using e.g. bounds on $\mathbb E|X(t)|$, see the book by Xuerong Mao, or various other sources.

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1) Explicit expressions for transition densities

In the case of linear systems with additive noise of the form

$d X(t) = (A X_t + b) \, d t + \sigma \, d B_t$

it is possible to obtain an explicit solution, see Ioannis Karatzas and Steven E. Shreve, MR 1241411 Brownian motion and stochastic calculus, Section 5.6.

There are a few other explicitly solvable cases (in terms of transition density), for example the SDE for the Bessel process

$d X_t = (d-1)/(2X_t) \, d t + B_t$,

and the exponential Brownian motion,

$d X_t = a X_t \, d t + \sigma X_t \, d B_t$,

and quite a few other examples. In general finding the transition density of an SDEs means that you have solved the associated Fokker-Planck equation (equivalently known as forward Kolmogorov equation) which is a parabolic PDE. So finding transition densities is in general of the same difficulty as solving a linear PDE of a particular type, and solving such PDEs explicitly is typically not possible.

Also noteworthy is the Lamperti transform to change from general one-dimensional diffusion coefficients to a diffusion $Z$ with unit diffusion coefficient, by defining $Z_t = \varphi(X_t)$ where $\varphi(x) = \int^x \frac{1}{\sigma(\xi)} \ d \xi$.

I would recommend to consult a basic textbook focussing on explicit computations such as Øksendal's and look at the exercises to get a feel for what is possible in this direction.

2) Regularity of solutions

Of course, if $\sigma = 0$, your solution will be a deterministic trajectory, with corresponding Dirac measure as transition kernel, i.e. not belonging to any $L^p$. A simple and well known result is that if $\sigma(x)$ is globally bounded away from 0, you will have smooth transition densities. The important generalization of this result for multi-dimensional SDEs where some of the components of $\sigma$ may be zero is given by Hörmander's theorem. I recommend Martin Hairer's lecture notes, Convergence of Markov processes, for a gentle introduction. I am not sure about conditionsAs for densities$L^p$-regularity, this will be related to belongcontractivity and hypercontractivity (Gross/Bakry-Emery). These properties are usually formulated with respect to the Kolmogorov backward equations $L^p(\mathbb R)$(i.e. the propagation of observables), but by taking the adjoint with respect to the $L^2(\mu)$ inner product, this would tell you about $L^p$-regularity of the transition densities. I will try to add details when I have more time.

1) Explicit expressions for transition densities

In the case of linear systems with additive noise of the form

$d X(t) = (A X_t + b) \, d t + \sigma \, d B_t$

it is possible to obtain an explicit solution, see Ioannis Karatzas and Steven E. Shreve, MR 1241411 Brownian motion and stochastic calculus, Section 5.6.

There are a few other explicitly solvable cases (in terms of transition density), for example the SDE for the Bessel process

$d X_t = (d-1)/(2X_t) \, d t + B_t$,

and the exponential Brownian motion,

$d X_t = a X_t \, d t + \sigma X_t \, d B_t$,

and quite a few other examples. In general finding the transition density of an SDEs means that you have solved the associated Fokker-Planck equation (equivalently known as forward Kolmogorov equation) which is a parabolic PDE. So finding transition densities is in general of the same difficulty as solving a linear PDE of a particular type, and solving such PDEs explicitly is typically not possible.

Also noteworthy is the Lamperti transform to change from general one-dimensional diffusion coefficients to a diffusion $Z$ with unit diffusion coefficient, by defining $Z_t = \varphi(X_t)$ where $\varphi(x) = \int^x \frac{1}{\sigma(\xi)} \ d \xi$.

I would recommend to consult a basic textbook focussing on explicit computations such as Øksendal's and look at the exercises to get a feel for what is possible in this direction.

2) Regularity of solutions

Of course, if $\sigma = 0$, your solution will be a deterministic trajectory, with corresponding Dirac measure as transition kernel, i.e. not belonging to any $L^p$. A simple and well known result is that if $\sigma(x)$ is globally bounded away from 0, you will have smooth transition densities. The important generalization of this result for multi-dimensional SDEs where some of the components of $\sigma$ may be zero is given by Hörmander's theorem. I recommend Martin Hairer's lecture notes, Convergence of Markov processes, for a gentle introduction. I am not sure about conditions for densities to belong to $L^p(\mathbb R)$.

1) Explicit expressions for transition densities

In the case of linear systems with additive noise of the form

$d X(t) = (A X_t + b) \, d t + \sigma \, d B_t$

it is possible to obtain an explicit solution, see Ioannis Karatzas and Steven E. Shreve, MR 1241411 Brownian motion and stochastic calculus, Section 5.6.

There are a few other explicitly solvable cases (in terms of transition density), for example the SDE for the Bessel process

$d X_t = (d-1)/(2X_t) \, d t + B_t$,

and the exponential Brownian motion,

$d X_t = a X_t \, d t + \sigma X_t \, d B_t$,

and quite a few other examples. In general finding the transition density of an SDEs means that you have solved the associated Fokker-Planck equation (equivalently known as forward Kolmogorov equation) which is a parabolic PDE. So finding transition densities is in general of the same difficulty as solving a linear PDE of a particular type, and solving such PDEs explicitly is typically not possible.

Also noteworthy is the Lamperti transform to change from general one-dimensional diffusion coefficients to a diffusion $Z$ with unit diffusion coefficient, by defining $Z_t = \varphi(X_t)$ where $\varphi(x) = \int^x \frac{1}{\sigma(\xi)} \ d \xi$.

I would recommend to consult a basic textbook focussing on explicit computations such as Øksendal's and look at the exercises to get a feel for what is possible in this direction.

2) Regularity of solutions

Of course, if $\sigma = 0$, your solution will be a deterministic trajectory, with corresponding Dirac measure as transition kernel, i.e. not belonging to any $L^p$. A simple and well known result is that if $\sigma(x)$ is globally bounded away from 0, you will have smooth transition densities. The important generalization of this result for multi-dimensional SDEs where some of the components of $\sigma$ may be zero is given by Hörmander's theorem. I recommend Martin Hairer's lecture notes, Convergence of Markov processes, for a gentle introduction. As for $L^p$-regularity, this will be related to contractivity and hypercontractivity (Gross/Bakry-Emery). These properties are usually formulated with respect to the Kolmogorov backward equations (i.e. the propagation of observables), but by taking the adjoint with respect to the $L^2(\mu)$ inner product, this would tell you about $L^p$-regularity of the transition densities. I will try to add details when I have more time.

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1) Explicit expressions for transition densities

In the case of linear systems with additive noise of the form

$d X(t) = (A X_t + b) \, d t + \sigma \, d B_t$

it is possible to obtain an explicit solution, see Ioannis Karatzas and Steven E. Shreve, MR 1241411 Brownian motion and stochastic calculus, Section 5.6.

There are a few other explicitly solvable cases (in terms of transition density), for example the SDE for the Bessel process

$d X_t = (d-1)/(2X_t) \, d t + B_t$,

and the exponential Brownian motion,

$d X_t = a X_t \, d t + \sigma X_t \, d B_t$,

and quite a few other examples. In general finding the transition density of an SDEs means that you have solved the associated Fokker-Planck equation (equivalently known as forward Kolmogorov equation) which is a parabolic PDE. So finding transition densities is in general of the same difficulty as solving a linear PDE of a particular type, and solving such PDEs explicitly is typically not possible.

Also noteworthy is the Lamperti transform to change from general one-dimensional diffusion coefficients to a diffusion $Z$ with unit diffusion coefficient, by defining $Z_t = \varphi(X_t)$ where $\varphi(x) = \int^x \frac{1}{\sigma(\xi)} \ d \xi$.

I would recommend to consult a basic textbook focussing on explicit computations such as Øksendal's and look at the exercises to get a feel for what is possible in this direction.

2) Regularity of solutions

Of course, if $\sigma = 0$, your solution will be a deterministic trajectory, with corresponding Dirac measure as transition kernel, i.e. not belonging to any $L^p$. A simple and well known result is that if $\sigma(x)$ is globally bounded away from 0, you will have smooth transition densities. The important generalization of this result for multi-dimensional SDEs where some of the components of $\sigma$ may be zero is given by Hörmander's theorem. I recommend Martin Hairer's lecture notes, Convergence of Markov processes, for a gentle introduction. I am not sure about conditions for densities to belong to $L^p(\mathbb R)$.