Second order parabolic equations and weak uniqueness of diffusions with discontinuous coefficients

Doyoon Kim

Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa - Classe di Scienze (2006)

  • Volume: 5, Issue: 1, page 55-76
  • ISSN: 0391-173X

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We prove the unique solvability of parabolic equations with discontinuous leading coefficients in W p 1 , 2 ( ( 0 , T ) × ℝ d ) . Using this result, we establish the uniqueness of diffusion processes with time-dependent discontinuous coefficients.

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Kim, Doyoon. "Second order parabolic equations and weak uniqueness of diffusions with discontinuous coefficients." Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa - Classe di Scienze 5.1 (2006): 55-76. <http://eudml.org/doc/243729>.

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