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We consider a diffusive matrix process $(X_t)_{t\ge 0}$ defined as $X_t:=A+H_t$ where $A$ is a given deterministic Hermitian matrix and $(H_t)_{t\ge 0}$ is a Hermitian Brownian motion. The matrix $A$ is the "external source" that one would…

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