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A Weak Limit Theorem for Generalized Jiřina Processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Yuqiang Li*
Affiliation:
East China Normal University
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Postal address: School of Finance and Statistics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China. Email address: [email protected]
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Abstract

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In this paper we prove that a sequence of scaled generalized Jiřina processes can converge weakly to a nonlinear diffusion process with Lévy jumps under certain conditions.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 2009 

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