An L 2-theory for a class of SPDEs driven by Lévy processes

In this paper we present an L 2-theory for a class of stochastic partial differential equations driven by Lévy processes.The coefficients of the equations are random functions depending on time and space variables,and no smoothness assumption of the coefficients is assumed.     

Successful couplings for a class of stochastic differential equations driven by Lévy processes

By constructing proper coupling operators for the integro-differential type Markov generator, we establish the existence of a successful coupling for a class of stochastic differential equations driven by Lévy processes. Our result implies a new Liouville theorem for space-time bounded harmonic functions with respect to the underlying Markov semigroups, and it is sharp for Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes driven by ??-stable Lévy processes.     

Maximum principle for anticipated recursive stochastic optimal control problem with delay and Lvy processes

In this paper,we study the stochastic maximum principle for optimal control problem of anticipated forward-backward system with delay and Lvy processes as the random disturbance. This control system can be described by the anticipated forward-backward stochastic differential equations with delay and L′evy processes(AFBSDEDLs),we first obtain the existence and uniqueness theorem of adapted solutions for AFBSDEDLs; combining the AFBSDEDLs' preliminary result with certain classical convex variational techniques,the corresponding maximum principle is proved.     

Optimal variational principle for backward stochastic control systems associated with Lévy processes

The paper is concerned with optimal control of backward stochastic differential equation (BSDE) driven by Teugel’s martingales and an independent multi-dimensional Brownian motion,where Teugel’s martin- gales are a family of pairwise strongly orthonormal martingales associated with Lévy processes (see e.g.,Nualart and Schoutens’ paper in 2000).We derive the necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of the op- timal control by means of convex variation methods and duality techniques.As an application,the optimal control problem of linear backward stochastic differential equation with a quadratic cost criteria (or backward linear-quadratic problem,or BLQ problem for short) is discussed and characterized by a stochastic Hamilton system.     

Local linear estimator for stochastic diferential equations driven by α-stable Lvy motions

We study the local linear estimator for the drift coefcient of stochastic diferential equations driven byα-stable L′evy motions observed at discrete instants.Under regular conditions,we derive the weak consistency and central limit theorem of the estimator.Compared with Nadaraya-Watson estimator,the local linear estimator has a bias reduction whether the kernel function is symmetric or not under diferent schemes.A simulation study demonstrates that the local linear estimator performs better than Nadaraya-Watson estimator,especially on the boundary.     

Random attractors for stochastic differential equations driven by two-sided Lévy processes

Abstract

In this paper, the asymptotic behavior of solutions for a nonlinear Marcus stochastic differential equation with multiplicative two-sided Lévy noise is studied. We plan to consider this equation as a random dynamical system. Thus, we have to interpret a Lévy noise as a two-sided metric dynamical system. For that, we have to introduce some fundamental properties of such a noise. So far most studies have only discussed two-sided Lévy processes which are defined by combining two-independent Lévy processes. In this paper, we use another definition of two-sided Lévy process by expanding the probability space. Having this metric dynamical system we will show that the Marcus stochastic differential equation with a particular drift coefficient and multiplicative noise generates a random dynamical system which has a random attractor.     

Coupling and exponential ergodicity for stochastic differential equations driven by Lévy processes

We present a novel idea for a coupling of solutions of stochastic differential equations driven by Lévy noise, inspired by some results from the optimal transportation theory. Then we use this coupling to obtain exponential contractivity of the semigroups associated with these solutions with respect to an appropriately chosen Kantorovich distance. As a corollary, we obtain exponential convergence rates in the total variation and standard $L^1$-Wasserstein distances.     

Generalized Backward Doubly Stochastic Differential Equations Driven by Lévy Processes with Continuous Coefficients

A new class of generalized backward doubly stochastic differential equations (GBDSDEs in short) driven by Teugels martingales associated with Lévy process are investigated. We establish a comparison theorem which allows us to derive an existence result of solutions under continuous and linear growth conditions.     

Remark on pathwise uniqueness of stochastic differential equations driven by Lévy processes

Consider real-valued processes determined by stochastic differential equations driven by Lévy processes. The jump parts of the driving Lévy process are not always α-stable ones, nor symmetric ones. In the present article, we shall study the pathwise uniqueness of the solutions to the stochastic differential equations under the conditions on the coefficients that the diffusion and the jump terms are Hölder continuous, while the drift one is monotonic. Our approach is based on Gronwall’s inequality.     

Ergodicity of stochastic Boussinesq equations driven by Lévy processes

We consider a class of stochastic Boussinesq equations driven by Lévy processes and establish the uniqueness of its invariant measure. The proof is based on the progressive stopping time technique.     

Backward doubly stochastic differential equations with weak assumptions on the coefficients

In this paper, we deal with one dimensional backward doubly stochastic differential equations (BDSDEs). We obtain existence theorems and comparison theorems for solutions of BDSDEs with weak assumptions on the coefficients.     

L′evy 过程驱动的BSDE的反比较定理与Jensen不等式

本文研究了由一维L′evy过程驱动的倒向随机微分方程（BSDE）的反比较定理。利用一般g -期望下BSDE的反比较定理的证明方法,推导出了一般f -期望下BSDE的反比较定理,并给出了一般f -期望下Jensen不等式成立的充分必要条件。     

Sur l'existence de solutions d'équations différentielles stochastiques progréssives rétrogrades couplées

Nonlinear BSDEs were first introduced by Pardoux and Peng, 1990, Adapted solutions of backward stochastic differential equations, Systems and Control Letters, 14, 51–61, who proved the existence and uniqueness of a solution under suitable assumptions on the coefficient. Fully coupled forward–backward stochastic differential equations and their connection with PDE have been studied intensively by Pardoux and Tang, 1999, Forward–backward stochastic differential equations and quasilinear parabolic PDE's, Probability Theory and Related Fields, 114, 123–150; Antonelli and Hamadène, 2006, Existence of the solutions of backward–forward SDE's with continuous monotone coefficients, Statistics and Probability Letters, 76, 1559–1569; Hamadème, 1998, Backward–forward SDE's and stochastic differential games, Stochastic Processes and their Applications, 77, 1–15; Delarue, 2002, On the existence and uniqueness of solutions to FBSDEs in a non-degenerate case, Stochastic Processes and Their Applications, 99, 209–286, amongst others.

Unfortunately, most existence or uniqueness results on solutions of forward–backward stochastic differential equations need regularity assumptions. The coefficients are required to be at least continuous which is somehow too strong in some applications. To the best of our knowledge, our work is the first to prove existence of a solution of a forward–backward stochastic differential equation with discontinuous coefficients and degenerate diffusion coefficient where, moreover, the terminal condition is not necessary bounded.

The aim of this work is to find a solution of a certain class of forward–backward stochastic differential equations on an arbitrary finite time interval. To do so, we assume some appropriate monotonicity condition on the generator and drift coefficients of the equation.

The present paper is motivated by the attempt to remove the classical condition on continuity of coefficients, without any assumption as to the non-degeneracy of the diffusion coefficient in the forward equation.

The main idea behind this work is the approximating lemma for increasing coefficients and the comparison theorem. Our approach is inspired by recent work of Boufoussi and Ouknine, 2003, On a SDE driven by a fractional brownian motion and with monotone drift, Electronic Communications in Probability, 8, 122–134; combined with that of Antonelli and Hamadène, 2006, Existence of the solutions of backward–forward SDE's with continuous monotone coefficients, Statistics and Probability Letters, 76, 1559–1569. Pursuing this idea, we adopt a one-dimensional framework for the forward and backward equations and we assume a monotonicity property both for the drift and for the generator coefficient.

At the end of the paper we give some extensions of our result.     

Stochastic averaging principles for multi-valued stochastic differential equations driven by poisson point Processes

The purpose of this article is to investigate an averaging principle for multi-valued stochastic differential equations (MSDEs) driven by Poisson point processes. The solutions to MSDEs driven by Poisson point processes can be approximated by solutions to averaged MSDEs in the sense of both convergence in mean square and convergence in probability. Finally, an example is presented to illustrate the averaging principle.     

Valuation of equity-indexed annuities with regime-switching jump diffusion risk and stochastic mortality risk

This paper extends the model and analysis of Lin,Tan and Yang(2009).We assume that the financial market follows a regime-switching jump-diffusion model and the mortality satisfies Lvy process.We price the point to point and annual reset EIAs by Esscher transform method under Merton’s assumption and obtain the closed form pricing formulas.Under two cases:with mortality risk and without mortality risk,the effects of the model parameters on the EIAs pricing are illustrated through numerical experiments.     

Notes on the Incompressible Euler and Related Equations on $\BR^N$\

The author reviews briefly some of the recent results on the blow-up problem for the incompressible Euler equations on R^N and also presents Liouville type theorems for the incompressible and compressible fluid equations.     

A generalized existence theorem of backward doubly stochastic differential equations

In this paper, we deal with a class of one-dimensional backward doubly stochastic differential equations （BDSDEs）. We obtain a generalized comparison theorem and a generalized existence theorem of BDSDEs.