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Monte Carlo sampling for Bayesian posterior inference is a common approach used in machine learning. The Markov Chain Monte Carlo procedures that are used are often discrete-time analogues of associated stochastic differential equations…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2020-02-14 Xiaocheng Shang , Zhanxing Zhu , Benedict Leimkuhler , Amos J. Storkey

We present an algorithm for solving stochastic heat equations, whose key ingredient is a non-uniform time discretization of the driving Brownian motion $W$. For this algorithm we derive an error bound in terms of its number of evaluations…

Probability · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Thoms Mueller-Gronbach , Klaus Ritter

We study solutions to the stochastic fixed point equation $X\stackrel{d}{=}AX+B$ where the coefficients $A$ and $B$ are nonnegative random variables. We introduce the ``local dependence measure'' (LDM) and its Legendre-type transform to…

Probability · Mathematics 2020-04-07 Krzysztof Burdzy , Bartosz Kołodziejek , Tvrtko Tadić

We propose a predictor-corrector adaptive method for the study of hyperbolic partial differential equations (PDEs) under uncertainty. Constructed around the framework of stochastic finite volume (SFV) methods, our approach circumvents…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-24 Jake J. Harmon , Svetlana Tokareva , Anatoly Zlotnik , Pieter J. Swart

We prove that for any Monte Carlo algorithm of Metropolis type, the autocorrelation time of a suitable ``energy''-like observable is bounded below by a multiple of the corresponding ``specific heat''. This bound does not depend on whether…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2010-11-11 Sergio Caracciolo , Andrea Pelissetto , Alan D. Sokal

Stemming from the stochastic Lotka-Volterra or predator-prey equations, this work aims to model the spatial inhomogeneity by using stochastic partial differential equations (SPDEs). Compared to the classical models, the SPDE model is more…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2019-11-21 N. N. Nhu , G. Yin

Nonlinear stochastic differential equations (NSDEs) are a pillar of mathematical modeling for scientific and engineering applications. Accurate and efficient simulation of large-scale NSDEs is prohibitive on classical computers due to the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-16 Xiangyu Li , Ahmet Burak Catli , Ho Kiat Lim , Matthew Pocrnic , Dong An , Jin-Peng Liu , Nathan Wiebe

A new formulation of the stochastic potential switching algorithm is presented. This reformulation naturally leads us to a generalized Fourtuin-Kasteleyn representation of the partition function Z. A formula for internal energy E and that…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2010-11-12 Munetaka Sasaki

Based on the concept of self-decomposability, we extend some recent multivariate L\'evy models built using multivariate subordination with the aim of capturing situations in which a sudden event in one market is propagated onto related…

Pricing of Securities · Quantitative Finance 2020-07-31 Matteo Gardini , Piergiacomo Sabino , Emanuela Sasso

The recent introduction of the Least-Squares Support Vector Regression (LS-SVR) algorithm for solving differential and integral equations has sparked interest. In this study, we expand the application of this algorithm to address systems of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-26 Tayebeh Taheri , Alireza Afzal Aghaei , Kourosh Parand

Power system dynamic modeling involves nonlinear differential and algebraic equations (DAEs). Solving DAEs for large power grid networks by direct implicit numerical methods could be inefficient in terms of solution time; thus, such methods…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-30 M Al Mamun , Sumit Paudyal , Sukumar Kamalasadan

In this manuscript, we consider a highly nonlinear and constrained stochastic PDEs modelling the dynamics of 2-dimensional nematic liquid crystals under random perturbation. This system of SPDEs is also known as the stochastic…

Probability · Mathematics 2020-11-03 Zdzislaw Brzezniak , Gabriel Deugoue , Paul Andre Razafimandimby

This paper deals with the optimization of industrial asset management strategies, whose profitability is characterized by the Net Present Value (NPV) indicator which is assessed by a Monte Carlo simulator. The developed method consists in…

Methodology · Statistics 2016-05-04 Thomas Browne , Bertrand Iooss , Loïc Le Gratiet , Jérôme Lonchampt , Emmanuel Remy

In this paper, we develop and analyze a stochastic algorithm for solving space-time fractional diffusion models, which are widely used to describe anomalous diffusion dynamics. These models pose substantial numerical challenges due to the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-08-29 Tengteng Cui , Chengtao Sheng , Bihao Su , Zhi Zhou

We formulate a discrete-time Bayesian stochastic volatility model for high-frequency stock-market data that directly accounts for microstructure noise, and outline a Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm for parameter estimation. The methods…

Applications · Statistics 2016-02-02 Georgi Dinolov , Abel Rodriguez , Hongyun Wang

By applying Rohlin's result on the classification of homomorphisms of Lebesgue space, the random inertial manifold of a stochastic damped nonlinear wave equations with singular perturbation is proved to be approximated almost surely by that…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2012-09-04 Yan Lv , Wei Wang , Anthony Roberts

The use of factor stochastic volatility models requires choosing the number of latent factors used to describe the dynamics of the financial returns process; however, empirical evidence suggests that the number and makeup of pertinent…

Applications · Statistics 2019-03-06 Taylor R. Brown

We compute a sharp small-time estimate for implied volatility under a general uncorrelated local-stochastic volatility model. For this we use the Bellaiche \cite{Bel81} heat kernel expansion combined with Laplace's method to integrate over…

Pricing of Securities · Quantitative Finance 2017-02-07 John Armstrong , Martin Forde , Matthew Lorig , Hongzhong Zhang

Inspired by the stochastic particle method, this paper establishes an easily implementable explicit numerical method for McKean-Vlasov stochastic differential equations (MV-SDEs) with superlinear growth coefficients. The paper establishes…

Probability · Mathematics 2025-12-25 Yuanping Cui , Xiaoyue Li , Yi Liu , Fengyu Wang

In this paper we consider a fractional stochastic volatility model, that is a model in which the volatility may exhibit a long-range dependent or a rough/antipersistent behavior. We propose a dynamic sequential Monte Carlo methodology that…

Methodology · Statistics 2017-02-28 Alexandra Chronopoulou , Konstantinos Spiliopoulos