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First-Passage Distributions of Bidimensional Processes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2009
Abstract
Bidimensional processes defined by dx(t) = ρ(x, y) dt and dy(t) = f(y) dt + σ(y) dW(t), where W(t) is a Wiener process, are considered. Let T(x, y, ξ) = inf[t ≥ 0: x(t] = ξ| x(0) = x, y(0) = y). Explicit expressions for the moment generating function of T(x, y, 0) and for the characteristic function of y(T(x, y, ξ)) are obtained in two special cases. The method of similarity solutions is used. Applications to optimal control problems are presented.
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- Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , July 1996 , pp. 325 - 339
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- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996
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