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Finiteness of the moments of the Malliavin derivative of the stochastic heat equation

I am studying section 2.4.2 from Nualart's book "The Malliavin calculus and related topics" on the stochastic heat equation. I have some questions on the validity of some estimates for the ...
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SPDE Renormalization

some SPDE (in higher dimensions) can only be interpreted in a "renormalised" sense. For example considering $\Phi_2^4$ on $\mathbb{R}_+\times \mathbb{T}^d$ the solution is defined as the ...
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Functional integral formulas for the wave equation and other hyperbolic PDEs

The Feynman–Kac formula provides a functional (Wiener) integral representation of the solution $u$ to the heat equation \begin{align*} \partial_t u &= \frac{1}{2}\Delta_x u,\\ u(0,x) &= ...
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Diffusions vs elliptic operators with dkp coefficients

I am wondering if there is any literature on the relationship between diffusions and elliptic equations. In particular I am interested in literature concerning operators with Dahlberg–Kenig–Pipher ...
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Elliptic PDEs in BSDEs and in optimal control

This soft/reference question is related to this MO post of a similar nature. What are some examples of elliptic PDEs appearing in control and BSDEs?
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Malliavin calculus for the regularity of the density of the supremum of a process

I am reading Chapter 2 from Nualart's book 'The Malliavin calculus and related topics'. Proposition 2.1.10 gives the conditions for the law of the supremum of a process to have a density. Condition (...
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Continuity dependence and convergence of the renormalized $\Phi^4_2$ model

This question is continuous for the one asked here: Local solutions of renormalized stochastic PDE but it was better to ask it separetely. Again, we are interested in the local behavior of the $\Phi_2^...
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Time reversal of infinite-dimensional SDE

Consider the SDE $${\rm d}X_t=b(t,X_t) \, {\rm d}t+\sigma(t,X_t) \, {\rm d}W_t,\tag1$$ where $b:[0,T]\times V\to H$, $\sigma:[0,T]\times V\to\operatorname{HS}(U_0,H)$, $$V\subseteq H\subseteq V^\ast\...
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Norm estimate for parabolic SPDE solution

When $X$ satisfies $${\rm d}X_t=\varphi_t{\rm d}t+\Phi_t{\rm d}W_t$$ on a Hilbert space $H$, where $W$ is a $Q$-Wiener process on a Hilbert space $U$, we know by the Ito formula that $$\|X_t\|_H^2-\|...
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Stochastic representation of Laplace equation with Neumann boundary condition

Consider nice domain $D\subset \mathbb R^d$ and $\Delta u =0$ with $u\big|_{\partial D}=g$. It is well known that $u(x)=E^x[g(B(\tau))]$ where $\tau$ is exit time of $B$ from the domain $D$. What if ...
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Feynman-Kac theorem: probabilistic proof of existence of solution to parabolic PDE

Friedman (in his book: PDEs of Parabolic Type) shows how to construct a solution to the Cauchy problem $$ \partial_t u(t,x) = b(x) \partial_x u(t,x) + \frac{1}{2} \sigma(x)^2 \partial_{x,x} u(t,x) $$ ...
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Is $p_t(y,x)$ the kernel of the time reversal of the diffusion $X$, for $p_t(x,y)$ the kernel of $X$?

Short version. If $X$ is a diffusion with generator $L$ and the Lebesgue measure is invariant for $X$, then $L^*$ has no term of order zero and it corresponds to another diffusion $X^*$. Denoting by $...
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Schwartz regularity for the density of a stochastic process

Let $B$ be a standard Brownian motion in $\mathbb R$. Define the variables $$\begin{align*} X &= B_1, & Y &= \int_0^1B_s\mathrm ds, & Z&= \int_0^1B_s^2\mathrm ds. \end{align*}$$ It ...
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Itō formula for the solution of a SPDE in the distributional sense

Let $d\in\mathbb N$ $\Lambda\subseteq\mathbb R^d$ be open $(\Omega,\mathcal A,\operatorname P)$ be a probability space $(Y_t)_{t\ge0}$ be an $L^2(\Lambda)$-valued process on $(\Omega,\mathcal A,\...
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Taking limits in stochastic partial differential initial value problems

Background: A (stochastic) Cauchy problem I am interested in looks like this: $$ (1) \hspace{0.5cm} \frac{\partial u}{\partial t}+A(u) \cdot \frac{\partial u}{\partial x} =\nu \cdot \frac{\partial^2 ...
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Domain of a reflected stochastic differential equation

I am currently investigating the domain of the infinitesimal generator of a reflected stochastic differential equation (for a smooth and bounded domain) with Lipschitz coefficients. Namely SDEs of the ...
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Connection between deterministic and stochastic problems in PDEs

In the study of conservation laws in partial differential equations relatively often we see this two problems (problem (1) more than problem (2)): Deterministic Cauchy problem: $$(1) \hspace{1cm} \...
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Derive a SPDE of evolutionary type for $u$ from ${\rm d}X(t)=u(t,X(t)){\rm d}t+\xi(t,X(t)){\rm d}W(t)$

Let $U$ and $V$ be separable $\mathbb R$-Hilbert spaces $\iota:U\to V$ be a Hilbert-Schmidt embedding $Q:=\iota\iota^\ast$ $(e_n)_{n\in\mathbb N}$ be an orthonormal basis of $U$ $(\Omega,\mathcal A,\...
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Probability that d-Brownian Motion ,$d\geq 3$, avoids a fixed set A

In other words, the probability that Brownian motion stays within $A^{c}$. What about for connected and fixed compact sets ? Would that involve solving a heat equation? How can I condition it, so ...