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Self-adjointness of generator and semigroup of an SDE

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Conditional Expectation in Diffusion Process

Consider a $d$-dimensional diffusion process $\mathbf{X}=(\mathbf{X}_t)_{t\in [0,T]}=([X^1_t,...,X^d_t])_{t\in [0,T]}$ that is the unique strong solution of the following SDE: $$\left\{\begin{matrix} ...
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Why is $\mathbb R^{\mathbb N}$ not high-dimensional enough?

In this paper [1], the authors consider the limiting distribution of $$S_{n,p}:=\frac{1}{\sqrt n}\sum_{k=1}^nX_k$$ for $p\rightarrow\infty$ as $n\rightarrow\infty$, where $X_1, X_2,\dots, X_n$ are ...
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Question/References on the Skorokhod M1 topology

Let $D(0,T)$ be the space of right continuous functions with left limits defined on $[0,T]$. Consider the Skorokhod M1 topology on $D(0,T)$, see e.g. S. Ledger, Skorokhod’s M1 topology for ...
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Upper bound on the Levy-Prokhorov distance between the distributions of continuous Gaussian processes in terms of their covariances

Denote by $d$ the supremum metric on the space $C[0,T]$ of continuous real-valued functions on $[0,T]$: $$ d(f,g) = \sup_{t \in [0,T]} |f(t)-g(t)|. $$ Let $\rho$ be the Levy-Prokhorov metric on the ...
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(Lattice approximation) Does UV stability lead to continuum limit of a subsequence?

In the context of lattice approximation, the term "UV stability" seems to be used frequently. To me, it seems like Uniform boundedness of the partition function in the limit where lattice ...
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Semigroup property in SPDEs

In fact, we know that a bounded linear operators on a Banach space $X$ satisfies the semigroup property, i.e. $$S(t+s)=S(t)S(s), \text{for every}\ t,s\geq 0.$$ However, in various literatures, I ...
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Book recommendation in functional analysis and probability

I am interested by functional analysis and probability. I would like to know if you have any books that deal with these two subjects (at a graduate level) to recommend? I'm looking for a book that has ...
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Holder-Besov space and time continuity

Let $\mathbb{T}^d$ be the $d$-dimensional torus, $\mathscr{S}:=C^\infty(\mathbb{T}^d)$ the Schwartz space, $\mathscr{S}'$ the space of tempered distributions. We consider a dyadic partition of unity $(...
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Smoothness of resolvent of the infinitesimal generator of an Ito diffusion acting on bounded continuous function

Let $dX_t=\sigma(X_t)\,dW_t+\mu(X_t)\,dt$ be an Ito diffusion with Lipschitz coefficients and $\sigma(x)>0$. Let $f(x)$ be a continuous and bounded and non decreasing function. Can we prove that ...
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References for a class of Banach space-valued Gaussian processes

Let $E$ be a separable Banach space, consider a centered $E$-valued Gaussian process $\{x_t,t\ge 0\}$ that satisfies \begin{equation} \mathbb{E}\phi(x_s)\psi(x_t)=R(s,t)K(\phi,\psi),\quad \phi,\psi\in ...
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Measurable Extension

Let $(\Omega, \mathcal{F})$ be a measurable space and $X$ some metric space (probably Polish) with the Borel $\sigma$-algebra and a function $f: \Omega \times X \to \mathbb{R}$. Usually, functions ...
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Stochastic analysis on nuclear Fréchet spaces

This is a reference request question, so to make it clear what I am after, I will give a quick outline of the area I am thinking in and some questions that arise. A lot of the time in infinite-...
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If the operators $B_i'$ satisfy an inequality, prove that $B_1'+\dotsb+ B_n'$ also satisfies the same inequality

Related: On a deceptively tricky calculus problem. The way that Leonard Gross proves the log Sobolev inequality is in the following stages: He proves that for any operator $B$ that satisfies the log ...
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On calculating the second quantization operator $\Gamma(A)$ of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck operator $A$

Let $A$ be a self-adjoint operator on a Hilbert space , and let $d\Gamma(A)$ be the generator of the second quantization of $A$. Consider the following theorem from Segal's "Non-Linear Quantum ...
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Find a function $f\geq 0$ such that $e^{-t[(x-\partial_x)\partial_x]^2} f$ is not non-negative for some $t\geq 0$

Consider the square of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck operator $$A=[(x-\partial_x)\partial_x]^2=(x-\partial_x)\partial_x (x-\partial_x)\partial_x.$$ We know that $[(x-\partial_x)\partial_x]^2$ cannot be a ...
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Are the paths of the Brownian motion contained in a suitable RKHS?

Let $H_B$ be the reproducing kernel Hilbert space (RKHS) of the Brownian Motion $(B_t)$ on $[0,1]$. It is well known that with probability 1 the paths of $(B_t)$ are not contained in $H_B$. But is ...
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Understanding of rough path

A rough path is defined as an ordered pair $ (X, \mathbb X)$, where $X$ is a path mapping from $[0,T]$ to some Banach space $V$ and $\mathbb X:[0,T]^2 \mapsto V^2$ is another mapping for additional ...
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Continuous-time Wold decomposition

I'm looking for a reference for the Wold–Zasukhin decomposition in continuous time for stationary random processes on the real line. I am aware of the classic result in the book from Rozanov, which ...
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Algebra core for generator of Dirichlet form

This is a question about the existence of a core $C$ for the generator $A$ of a regular Dirichlet form $\mathcal{E}$ having a carré du champ $\Gamma$, so that $C$ is an algebra with respect to ...
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concentration of random field to its expectation function

Question Given a random field $X(t)$ where the parameter space $T\subset\mathbb{R}_N$. Is there result regarding the concentration of the random field? For example $\mathbb{P}\{\|X(t)-\mathbb{E}\{X(t)\...
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Different measurability of Hilbert-space valued random variable

My question is motivated by this link. Let $(\Omega,\mathcal{F})$ and $(Y,\mathcal{B})$ be measurable spaces, a measurable map $T:\Omega\to Y$ is called a $Y$-valued random variable. Now let $H$ be a ...
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Schauder basis of the Hardy space of semi-martingales

Fix $p\in [1,2]$, a filtered probability space $(\Omega,\mathcal{F},(\mathcal{F}_t)_t,\mathbb{P})$, and let $\mathcal{H}_{\mathscr{S}}^p$ denote the space of semimartingales $X$ such that the norm $$ \...
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What is the formal definition of a stochastic PDE and a solution to a stochastic PDE?

While searching through this Wikipedia article, I have stumbled uopn the following 'stochastic' heat equation $$\partial_tu=\Delta u+\xi,$$ where $\xi$ is the space-time white noise. However, I don't ...
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On a core for Neumann Laplacian on $C(\overline{D})$

Let $D \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ be a bounded $C^1$ domain. We consider a reflected Brownian motion $X=(\{X_t\}_{t \ge 0},\{P_x\}_{x \in \overline{D}})$ on $\overline{D}$. Let $\{p_t\}_{t>0}$ denote ...
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Is there a way to detect instantaneous states of a Feller Process from its infinitesimal generator?

I’m working with generators of Feller processes. If $C(E)$ is the space of continuous functions over $E$; with $E$ a compact metric space, I proved that an operator $G$ over $C(E)$ is the ...
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Distinction between $\mathcal{C}\left([0,T],\mathcal{P}(\mathcal{X})\right)$ and $\mathcal{P}\left(\mathcal{C}\left([0,T],\mathcal{X}\right)\right)$

Suppose that $\{X^i_t\}_{1\leq i\leq n;\,t\in [0,T]}$ is an interacting particle system prescribed by certain SDEs, with each $X^i \in \mathcal{X}$ (the state space). Define the associated empirical ...
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Malliavin derivative of stopped Brownian motion

Cross-posted from: "https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/3917971/malliavin-derivative-of-stopped-brownian-motion" I have a small question concerning the Malliavin derivatives. It could ...
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Compactness of the set of densities of equivalent martingale measures

Consider an incomplete market $(\Omega,\mathcal F,\mathbb P)$ driven by a semimartingale $S=(S_t)_{t\in[0,T]}$. Under the no free lunch under vanishing risk (NFLVR) assumption, the set $\mathcal P^\...
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A "too good to be true" claim about separable processes

I am reading the paper [1]. At page 18, eq 115, it is claimed the following: Given a separable process $(X_t)_{t\in T}$, we have $\lim_{n\to\infty}\mathbb E[\sup_{t\in T}(X_t-X_{\pi_n(t)})]=0$. Here ...
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A convergence question in $L^2$ construction of Brownian motion

I feel confused with a particular step in the $L^2$ consturction of Brownian motion. Let $\{\xi_n \sim N(0,1)\}_{n\geq 1}$ be a sequence of i.i.d Gaussian random variables on some probability space $(\...
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Reverse martingale convergence theorem in Banach spaces

In section 1.5 of a course given by Gilles Pisier, the author is claiming that in the excerpt below $\operatorname E[\varphi_i\mid\mathcal A_{-n}]\to\operatorname E[\varphi_i\mid\mathcal A_{-\infty}]$ ...
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A question on Gaussian small ball probability

Consider the random variable $$ G = \sum_{j=1}^{\infty} \lambda_j Z_j^2 $$ where $Z_j \sim_{\substack{i.i.d}} N(0,1)$ and $\lambda_j$ some non increasing sequence of positive numbers with $\sum_{j=1}^{...
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On a core for Neumann Laplacians

Let $D \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ be a bounded smooth domain. We consider the Neumann semigroup $\{T_t\}_{t>0}$ on $C(\overline{D})$. In other words, $\{T_t\}_{t>0}$ is the semigroup of the normally ...
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Constructing the 'idealized white noise' stochastic process

There are some authors, namely H. Holden, B. Øksendal, and J. Ubøe T. Zhang in their book Stochastic Partial Differential Equations. A Modeling, White Noise Functional Approach, that define idealized ...
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Reference Request: Vector-Valued Ito Formula

I know that there exist Ito formulae to understand $ f(X), $ where $f: H\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is sufficiently nice, $H$ is a Hilbert space and $X$ is an $H$-valued semi-martingale. However I'm ...
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Tail bound on the RKHS norm of a zero-mean Gaussian process

Let $f \sim \mathcal{GP}(0, K)$ be a zero-mean Gaussian process defined on a compact set $\mathcal{D} \subset \mathbb{R}^d$, where $K \colon \mathcal{D} \times \mathcal{D} \rightarrow \mathbb{R} $ is ...
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Feynman-Kac formula for the GFF

The Feynman-Kac formula says that $$ \exp(-t(-\Delta+V(X)))(x,y) = \mathbb{E}_{\gamma(0)=x,\gamma(t)=y}\left[\exp(-\int_0^t V\circ\gamma)\right] $$ where $\Delta$ is the Laplacian on $L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)...
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Convergence of discretized process when its predictable part converges to infinite variation process

This question seems to be related to Theorem IX.7.28 in J. Jacod and A. Shiryaev's Limit theorems for stochastic processes (2013), and it is very important to prove asymptotic properties of my ...
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On the continuity of map $\Gamma$

Let $M$ be the space of right continuous functions $\ell: \mathbb R_+\to [0,1]$ that are non increasing s.t. $\ell(0)=0$. Define the map $\Gamma : M\to M$ by $\Gamma[\ell](t):=\mathbb P[\tau^{\ell}>...
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Uniqueness for measure valued ode

Morning! Basically I'm working on a mean field scaling for some measure valued process (valued on $M_F(\mathbb{N})$). The limit turns up as a (deterministic) solution to a measure valued ODE. Let's ...
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Independence of variables predicted by the generator

Let $X$ be en compact metric set, and denote by $\mathcal{C}(X)$ the set of real continuous functions defined on $X$, endowed with the supremum norm $\|\cdot\|_{\infty}$. Let $\Omega$ be the generator ...
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Perron-Frobenius and Markov chains on countable state space

The following question naturally arises in the theory of Markov chains with countable state space to which I would be curious to know the answer: Let $A:\ell^1 \rightarrow \ell^1$ be a contraction, i....
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Is a linear combination of Markov generator a Markov generator?

Let $X$ be a compact metric set and $\mathcal{C}(X)$ be the set on continuous real functions over $X$ endowed with the supremum norm $\|\cdot\|_{\infty}$. Let $\Omega_1$ and $\Omega_2$ be two Markov ...
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Regularity of law of conditional law of a Markov process equivalent to regularity of its paths

Let $(X_t^x)_{t\in [0,\infty),\,x\in \mathbb{R}^n}$ be a Markov process taking values in $\mathbb{R}^m$ and defined on some stochastic basis $(\Omega,\mathcal{F},(\mathcal{F}_t)_{t\in [0,\infty}), \...
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Bochner-Minlos for moment-generating functions?

It is well-known that the Bochner-Minlos theorem characterises measures on duals of nuclear spaces by their characteristic functions. Is there a similar version for moment-generating functions? I have ...
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Infinite-dimensional Gaussian measure vs finite-dimensional Wiener measure

I'm trying to figure out the connections between two contructions of Gaussian measure. Let $(U, \langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle_U)$ be a seprable Hilbert space, and $\mathcal{B}(U)$ be the Borel sigma-...
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Local inverse bound of Cameron Martin and Banach norms

Let $X$ be a Banach space with a centered Gaussian measure $\mu_0$. Let $E$ be the Cameron-Martin space of $X$. Let the respective norms be $\|\cdot \|_X$ and $\|\cdot \|_E$. It is well known (see ...
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Gaussian measures on infinite dimensional spaces

On Zabczyk & Da Prato book about infinite dimensional SDEs they introduce the idea of Gaussian measures in infinite dimensional Banach spaces. They do so by means of Fernique theorem. In the ...
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Regarding sample continuity of Gaussian Processes

Suppose we have a Gaussian Process $X_t$ on $\mathbb{R}^n$ with mean function $m(t)$ and covariance function $K(t,s)$. Then is $X_t$ being sample continuous (i.e. the sample paths of $X_t$ are almost ...