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The Feynman-Kac equations are a type of partial differential equations describing the distribution of functionals of diffusive motion. The probability density function (PDF) of Brownian functionals satisfies the Feynman-Kac formula, being a…

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It is well known that for solutions of semi-linear parabolic PDEs, there are equivalent probabilistic interpretations, which yields the so called nonlinear Feymman-Kac formula. By adopting such formula, we consider in this work a novel…

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