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1 Introduction to Stochastic Processes |
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1 | (18) |
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1.1 The Kolmogorov Consistency Theorem |
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1 | (10) |
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1.2 The Language of Stochastic Processes |
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11 | (3) |
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1.3 Sigma Fields, Measurability, and Stopping Times |
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14 | (5) |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (22) |
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2.1 Definition and Construction of Brownian Motion |
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20 | (7) |
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2.2 Essential Features of a Brownian Motion |
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27 | (7) |
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2.3 The Reflection Principle |
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34 | (7) |
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39 | (2) |
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3 Elements of Martingale Theory |
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41 | (34) |
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3.1 Definition and Examples of Martingales |
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41 | (3) |
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3.2 Wiener Martingales and the Markov Property |
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44 | (5) |
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3.3 Essential Results on Martingales |
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49 | (5) |
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3.4 The Doob-Meyer Decomposition |
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54 | (13) |
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3.5 The Meyer Process for L2-martingales |
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67 | (4) |
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71 | (4) |
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73 | (2) |
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4 Analytical Tools for Brownian Motion |
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75 | (15) |
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75 | (1) |
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4.2 The Brownian Semigroup |
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76 | (3) |
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4.3 Resolvents and Generators |
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79 | (8) |
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4.4 Pregenerators and Martingales |
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87 | (3) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (44) |
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90 | (8) |
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5.2 Properties of the Integral |
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98 | (7) |
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5.3 Vector-valued Processes |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (5) |
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5.5 An Extension of the Ito Formula |
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111 | (2) |
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5.6 Applications of the Ito Formula |
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113 | (11) |
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124 | (10) |
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132 | (2) |
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6 Stochastic Differential Equations |
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134 | (32) |
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134 | (3) |
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6.2 Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions |
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137 | (7) |
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6.3 Linear Stochastic Differential Equations |
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144 | (2) |
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146 | (7) |
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153 | (8) |
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6.6 Generators and Diffusion Processes |
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161 | (5) |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (36) |
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166 | (8) |
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7.2 Existence of Solutions |
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174 | (9) |
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183 | (6) |
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7.4 Uniqueness of Solutions |
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189 | (4) |
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7.5 Markov Property of Solutions |
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193 | (3) |
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7.6 Further Results on Uniqueness |
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196 | (6) |
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8 Probability Theory and Partial Differential Equations |
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202 | (38) |
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8.1 The Dirichlet Problem |
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202 | (10) |
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212 | (6) |
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8.3 Kolmogorov Equations: The Heuristics |
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218 | (3) |
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221 | (2) |
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8.5 An Application to Finance Theory |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (16) |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (26) |
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241 | (4) |
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9.2 Hilbert-Schmidt Operators |
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245 | (3) |
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9.3 The Gohberg-Krein Factorization |
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248 | (4) |
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9.4 Nonanticipative Representations |
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252 | (5) |
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9.5 Gaussian Solutions of Stochastic Equations |
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257 | (9) |
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265 | (1) |
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266 | (26) |
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10.1 Definitions and Basic Results |
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266 | (5) |
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10.2 Stochastic Calculus for Processes with Jumps |
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271 | (4) |
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10.3 Jump Markov Processes |
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275 | (8) |
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10.4 Diffusion Approximation |
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283 | (9) |
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290 | (2) |
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11 Invariant Measures and Ergodicity |
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292 | (23) |
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293 | (2) |
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11.2 Ergodicity for One-dimensional Diffusions |
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295 | (6) |
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11.3 Invariant Measures for d-dimensional Diffusions |
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301 | (3) |
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11.4 Existence and Uniqueness of Invariant Measures |
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304 | (6) |
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310 | (5) |
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314 | (1) |
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12 Large Deviations Principle for Diffusions |
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315 | (28) |
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12.1 Definitions and Basic Results |
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316 | (2) |
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12.2 Large Deviations and Laplace-Varadhan Principle |
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318 | (11) |
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12.3 A Variational Representation Theorem |
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329 | (9) |
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12.4 Sufficient Conditions for LDP |
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338 | (5) |
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341 | (2) |
Notes on Chapters |
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343 | (4) |
References |
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347 | (4) |
Index |
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