Travelling wave solutions to the K-P-P equation : alternatives to Simon Harris' probabilistic analysis
A Ciesielski–Taylor type identity for positive self-similar Markov processes
The aim of this note is to give a straightforward proof of a general version of the Ciesielski–Taylor identity for positive self-similar Markov processes of the spectrally negative type which umbrellas all previously known Ciesielski–Taylor identities within the latter class. The approach makes use of three fundamental features. Firstly, a new transformation which maps a subset of the family of Laplace exponents of spectrally negative Lévy processes into itself. Secondly, some classical features...
Refracted Lévy processes
Motivated by classical considerations from risk theory, we investigate boundary crossing problems for refracted Lévy processes. The latter is a Lévy process whose dynamics change by subtracting off a fixed linear drift (of suitable size) whenever the aggregate process is above a pre-specified level. More formally, whenever it exists, a refracted Lévy process is described by the unique strong solution to the stochastic differential equation d =− { >} d+d ...
Strong law of large numbers for fragmentation processes
In the spirit of a classical result for Crump–Mode–Jagers processes, we prove a strong law of large numbers for fragmentation processes. Specifically, for self-similar fragmentation processes, including homogenous processes, we prove the almost sure convergence of an empirical measure associated with the stopping line corresponding to first fragments of size strictly smaller than for 1≥>0.
Further probabilistic analysis of the Fisher–Kolmogorov–Petrovskii–Piscounov equation : one sided travelling-waves
Supercritical super-brownian motion with a general branching mechanism and travelling waves
We offer a probabilistic treatment of the classical problem of existence, uniqueness and asymptotics of monotone solutions to the travelling wave equation associated to the parabolic semi-group equation of a super-Brownian motion with a general branching mechanism. Whilst we are strongly guided by the reasoning in Kyprianou ( (2004) 53–72) for branching Brownian motion, the current paper offers a number of new insights. Our analysis incorporates the role of Seneta–Heyde norming which,...
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