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Nonsemimartingales: Stochastic differential equations and weak Dirichlet processes

Probability 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

In this paper we discuss existence and uniqueness for a one-dimensional time inhomogeneous stochastic differential equation directed by an F\mathbb{F}-semimartingale MM and a finite cubic variation process ξ\xi which has the structure Q+RQ+R, where QQ is a finite quadratic variation process and RR is strongly predictable in some technical sense: that condition implies, in particular, that RR is weak Dirichlet, and it is fulfilled, for instance, when RR is independent of MM. The method is based on a transformation which reduces the diffusion coefficient multiplying ξ\xi to 1. We use generalized It\^{o} and It\^{o}--Wentzell type formulae. A similar method allows us to discuss existence and uniqueness theorem when ξ\xi is a H\"{o}lder continuous process and σ\sigma is only H\"{o}lder in space. Using an It\^{o} formula for reversible semimartingales, we also show existence of a solution when ξ\xi is a Brownian motion and σ\sigma is only continuous.

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@article{arxiv.math/0602384,
  title  = {Nonsemimartingales: Stochastic differential equations and weak Dirichlet processes},
  author = {Rosanna Coviello and Francesco Russo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0602384},
  year   = {2007}
}

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Published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/009117906000000566 in the Annals of Probability (http://www.imstat.org/aop/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)