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Path-wise solutions of SDE's driven by Levy processes

Probability 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

In this paper we show that a path-wise solution to the following integral equation Yt=0tf(Yt)dXtY0=aRd Y_t = \int_0^t f(Y_t) dX_t \qquad Y_0=a \in \R^d exists under the assumption that X_t is a L\'evy process of finite p-variation for some p1p \geq1 and that f is an α\alpha-Lipschitz function for some alpha>p. There are two types of solution, determined by the solution's behaviour at jump times of the process X, one we call geometric the other forward. The geometric solution is obtained by adding fictitious time and solving an associated integral equation. The forward solution is derived from the geometric solution by correcting the solution's jump behaviour. L\'evy processes, generally, have unbounded variation. So we must use a pathwise integral different from the Lebesgue-Stieltjes integral. When X has finite p-variation almost surely for p<2 we use Young's integral. This is defined whenever f and g have finite p and q-variation for 1/p+1/q>1 (and they have no common discontinuities). When p>2 we use the integral of Lyons. In order to use this integral we construct the L\'evy area of the L\'evy process and show that it has finite (p/2)-variation almost surely.

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@article{arxiv.math/0001018,
  title  = {Path-wise solutions of SDE's driven by Levy processes},
  author = {David R. E. Williams},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0001018},
  year   = {2007}
}