pith. sign in

arxiv: 0802.3356 · v4 · pith:BIKTRN6Inew · submitted 2008-02-22 · 🧮 math.PR

A change of variable formula with It\^{o} correction term

classification 🧮 math.PR
keywords integralstochasticchangecorrectionformulafunctionslimitrespect
0
0 comments X p. Extension
pith:BIKTRN6I Add to your LaTeX paper What is a Pith Number?
\usepackage{pith}
\pithnumber{BIKTRN6I}

Prints a linked pith:BIKTRN6I badge after your title and writes the identifier into PDF metadata. Compiles on arXiv with no extra files. Learn more

read the original abstract

We consider the solution $u(x,t)$ to a stochastic heat equation. For fixed $x$, the process $F(t)=u(x,t)$ has a nontrivial quartic variation. It follows that $F$ is not a semimartingale, so a stochastic integral with respect to $F$ cannot be defined in the classical It\^{o} sense. We show that for sufficiently differentiable functions $g(x,t)$, a stochastic integral $\int g(F(t),t)\,dF(t)$ exists as a limit of discrete, midpoint-style Riemann sums, where the limit is taken in distribution in the Skorokhod space of cadlag functions. Moreover, we show that this integral satisfies a change of variable formula with a correction term that is an ordinary It\^{o} integral with respect to a Brownian motion that is independent of $F$.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.