Preface to the Second Edition |
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Preface to the First Edition |
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Part I Theory of Stochastic Processes |
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1 Fundamentals of Probability |
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1.1 Probability and Conditional Probability |
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3 | (6) |
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1.2 Random Variables and Distributions |
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9 | (8) |
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14 | (3) |
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17 | (3) |
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20 | (10) |
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1.5 Gaussian Random Vectors |
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30 | (3) |
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1.6 Conditional Expectations |
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33 | (8) |
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1.7 Conditional and Joint Distributions |
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41 | (7) |
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1.8 Convergence of Random Variables |
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48 | (9) |
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1.9 Infinitely Divisible Distributions |
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57 | (8) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (6) |
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68 | (3) |
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1.11 Exercises and Additions |
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71 | (6) |
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77 | (96) |
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77 | (8) |
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85 | (2) |
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2.3 Canonical Form of a Process |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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2.5 Processes with Independent Increments |
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88 | (3) |
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91 | (10) |
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101 | (24) |
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2.8 Brownian Motion and the Wiener Process |
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125 | (15) |
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2.9 Counting, and Poisson Processes |
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140 | (5) |
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2.10 Marked Point Processes |
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145 | (9) |
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145 | (1) |
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2.10.2 Stochastic Intensities |
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146 | (8) |
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154 | (9) |
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2.12 Exercises and Additions |
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163 | (10) |
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173 | (40) |
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3.1 Definition and Properties |
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173 | (12) |
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3.2 Stochastic Integrals as Martingales |
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185 | (5) |
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3.3 Ito Integrals of Multidimensional Wiener Processes |
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190 | (3) |
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3.4 The Stochastic Differential |
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193 | (4) |
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197 | (1) |
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3.6 Martingale Representation Theorem |
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198 | (3) |
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3.7 Multidimensional Stochastic Differentials |
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201 | (3) |
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3.8 The Ito Integral with Respect to Levy Processes |
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204 | (3) |
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3.9 The Ito-Levy Stochastic Differential and the Generalized Ito Formula |
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207 | (1) |
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3.10 Exercises and Additions |
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208 | (5) |
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4 Stochastic Differential Equations |
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213 | (64) |
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4.1 Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions |
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213 | (18) |
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4.2 Markov Property of Solutions |
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231 | (6) |
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237 | (4) |
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241 | (10) |
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4.5 Multidimensional Stochastic Differential Equations |
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251 | (3) |
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4.6 Stability of Stochastic Differential Equations |
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254 | (11) |
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4.7 Ito-Levy Stochastic Differential Equations |
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265 | (2) |
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4.7.1 Markov Property of Solutions of Ito-Levy Stochastic Differential Equations |
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267 | (1) |
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4.8 Exercises and Additions |
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267 | (10) |
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Part II Applications of Stochastic Processes |
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5 Applications to Finance and Insurance |
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277 | (34) |
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5.1 Arbitrage-Free Markets |
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278 | (5) |
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5.2 The Standard Black-Scholes Model |
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283 | (7) |
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5.3 Models of Interest Rates |
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290 | (6) |
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5.4 Extensions and Alternatives to Black-Scholes |
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296 | (5) |
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301 | (6) |
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5.6 Exercises and Additions |
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307 | (4) |
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6 Applications to Biology and Medicine |
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311 | (48) |
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6.1 Population Dynamics: Discrete-in-Space--Continuous-in-Time Models |
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311 | (11) |
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6.2 Population Dynamics: Continuous Approximation of Jump Models |
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322 | (4) |
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6.3 Population Dynamics: Individual-Based Models |
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326 | (23) |
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6.3.1 A Mathematical Detour |
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329 | (3) |
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6.3.2 A "Moderate" Repulsion Model |
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332 | (6) |
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338 | (10) |
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348 | (1) |
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349 | (6) |
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6.5 Exercises and Additions |
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355 | (4) |
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359 | (18) |
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359 | (2) |
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A.2 Measurable Functions and Measure |
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361 | (3) |
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364 | (5) |
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A.4 Lebesgue--Stieltjes Measure and Distributions |
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369 | (4) |
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373 | (1) |
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A.6 Stochastic Stieltjes Integration |
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374 | (3) |
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Convergence of Probability Measures on Metric Spaces |
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377 | (20) |
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377 | (11) |
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388 | (1) |
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388 | (9) |
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Elliptic and Parabolic Equations |
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397 | (6) |
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397 | (1) |
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C.2 The Cauchy Problem and Fundamental Solutions for Parabolic Equations |
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398 | (5) |
Semigroups of Linear Operators |
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403 | (4) |
Stability of Ordinary Differential Equations |
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407 | (4) |
References |
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411 | (10) |
Nomenclature |
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421 | (4) |
Index |
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