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Does $E^{x,t}(f(X_T))$ solve a PDE if $f$ is not continuous?

Many books [see below for references] explore the connections between partial differential equations and expectation values. Assume $X$ is a diffusion with generator $A$, then they conclude, that ...
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When does the cumulative distribution function solve the Kolmogorov backward equation?

For a diffusion $X$ define the cumulative distribution function for $X_T$ started with $X_t=x$: $$u(t,x):=E^{t,x}(1_{X_T\ge y})$$ Under what conditions does $u$ solve $X$'s Kolmogorov backward ...
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Generalized Fokker-Planck equation

Consider the diffusion process $$ d X = \mu(X, t) dt + \sigma(X, t) dY. $$ When $Y$ is a Brownian motion, we know that the density follows the Fokker-Planck equation. Here I'm considering the general ...
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Cauchy Problem and stochastic representation for discontinuous initial data

Where can I read more about the Cauchy problem, i.e. solutions to $$ \frac{\partial u}{\partial t}+Lu=0 \text{ and } u(0,x)=f(x)$$ for some elliptic differential operator $L$ where $f$ is not ...
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Weak solutions of linear parabolic PDEs and corresponding SDEs

It is well known that for an Stochastic differential equation (on the real line) of the form: $dX_t = \mu(X_t)dt + \sigma(X_t)dW$ where $W$ is the standard Wiener process, the transition probability ...
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