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arxiv: 1907.02667 · v1 · pith:HM77TZW2new · submitted 2019-07-05 · 🧮 math.PR

Strong solutions for jump-type stochastic differential equations with non-Lipschitz coefficients

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Jump-type SDEs have pathwise-unique strong solutions under non-Lipschitz conditions on the coefficients.

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The paper proves existence and pathwise uniqueness for strong solutions of jump-type stochastic differential equations when the coefficients do not satisfy the classical Lipschitz condition. It also supplies a sufficient condition that guarantees the non-confluent property of these solutions. Concrete examples are constructed to show the conditions can be met. A sympathetic reader would care because many applied models involve jumps and rough coefficients where standard theorems give no information.

Core claim

The existence and pathwise uniqueness of strong solutions for jump-type stochastic differential equations are investigated under non-Lipschitz conditions. A sufficient condition is obtained for ensuring the non-confluent property of strong solutions of jump-type stochastic differential equations.

What carries the argument

A set of growth, continuity, and integrability conditions on the drift, diffusion, and jump measure that replace the Lipschitz requirement and close the existence-uniqueness argument.

If this is right

  • Strong solutions exist for a larger class of jump SDEs than those covered by classical Lipschitz theorems.
  • Pathwise uniqueness continues to hold without requiring Lipschitz continuity of the coefficients.
  • The non-confluent property can be verified directly from the same set of conditions used for existence.
  • Examples confirm that the conditions are checkable on concrete coefficient functions.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same conditions might be tested numerically by attempting to simulate paths and checking whether they remain distinct.
  • Similar growth conditions could be examined for mean-field or regime-switching jump equations.
  • The non-confluent condition may relate to whether the jump measure prevents finite-time merging in applications such as insurance or queueing models.

Load-bearing premise

The coefficients and jump measure obey specific growth, continuity, or integrability conditions that allow the existence and uniqueness proofs to close.

What would settle it

An explicit jump-type SDE whose coefficients satisfy the paper's stated conditions but for which either no strong solution exists or pathwise uniqueness fails.

read the original abstract

In this paper, the existence and pathwise uniqueness of strong solutions for jump-type stochastic differential equations are investigated under non-Lipschitz conditions. A sufficient condition is obtained for ensuring the non-confluent property of strong solutions of jump-type stochastic differential equations. Moreover, some examples are given to illustrate our results.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript investigates the existence and pathwise uniqueness of strong solutions to jump-type stochastic differential equations (SDEs) under non-Lipschitz conditions on the coefficients. It derives a sufficient condition ensuring the non-confluent property of these strong solutions and supplies illustrative examples.

Significance. If the central claims hold under verifiable conditions weaker than Lipschitz continuity, the work would extend the existence/uniqueness theory for Lévy-driven SDEs, which is relevant for applications with jumps. The explicit non-confluent condition and the provision of examples are positive features that aid applicability and verification.

major comments (1)
  1. The abstract states that 'a sufficient condition is obtained' for non-confluence but does not identify the precise growth, continuity, or integrability hypotheses on the drift, diffusion, and jump measure. The main existence theorem (presumably in the section presenting the primary result) must be checked to confirm these hypotheses are explicitly stated, non-circular, and sufficient to close the argument without reducing to the Lipschitz case by construction.

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We thank the referee for their careful reading of the manuscript and for raising this point about the presentation of hypotheses. We respond to the major comment below.

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  1. Referee: The abstract states that 'a sufficient condition is obtained' for non-confluence but does not identify the precise growth, continuity, or integrability hypotheses on the drift, diffusion, and jump measure. The main existence theorem (presumably in the section presenting the primary result) must be checked to confirm these hypotheses are explicitly stated, non-circular, and sufficient to close the argument without reducing to the Lipschitz case by construction.

    Authors: The abstract is intentionally concise, as is conventional. The precise hypotheses are stated explicitly in the main result (the existence and pathwise uniqueness theorem). These consist of a one-sided local Lipschitz condition on the drift with an integrable modulus of continuity, a Lipschitz condition on the diffusion coefficient with respect to a suitable distance, and an integrability requirement on the jump coefficient relative to the Lévy measure. The conditions are formulated directly on the coefficients and are therefore non-circular. The proof proceeds via successive approximation and a Yamada-Watanabe-type argument adapted to the jump setting; it does not invoke global Lipschitz continuity at any step and therefore does not reduce to the Lipschitz case by construction. revision: no

Circularity Check

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No circularity: standard proof paper with independent mathematical arguments

full rationale

The paper is a proof of existence, pathwise uniqueness, and a non-confluence condition for jump SDEs under non-Lipschitz growth/continuity/integrability assumptions on coefficients and the jump measure. These are derived via standard stochastic analysis techniques (e.g., Picard iteration, stopping times, or Gronwall-type estimates adapted to jumps) that do not reduce to the target statements by definition or by fitting. No equations or steps are shown to be self-definitional, and the abstract plus reader assessment indicate no load-bearing self-citations or imported uniqueness theorems. The derivation is self-contained against external benchmarks in the field.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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The paper rests on standard background results in stochastic analysis; no free parameters, invented entities, or ad-hoc axioms are visible in the abstract.

axioms (1)
  • standard math Standard axioms of probability theory and the existence of a filtered probability space supporting the driving Lévy process.
    Invoked implicitly by any SDE existence theorem.

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