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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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On small time asymptotics of solutions of stochastic equations in infinite dimensions

Jegaraj, Terence Joseph, Mathematics & Statistics, Faculty of Science, UNSW January 2007 (has links)
This thesis investigates the small time asymptotics of solutions of stochastic equations in infinite dimensions. In this abstract H denotes a separable Hilbert space, A denotes a linear operator on H generating a strongly continuous semigroup and (W(t))t???0 denotes a separable Hilbert space-valued Wiener process. In chapter 2 we consider the mild solution (Xx(t))t???[0,1] of a stochastic initial value problem dX = AX dt + dW t ??? (0, 1] X(0) = x ??? H , where the equation has an invariant measure ??. Under some conditions L(Xx(t)) has a density k(t, x, ??) with respect to ?? and we can find the limit limt???0 t ln k(t, x, y). For infinite dimensional H this limit only provides the lower bound of a large deviation principle (LDP) for the family of continuous trajectory-valued random variables { t ??? [0, 1] ??? Xx(??t) : ?? ??? (0, 1]}. In each of chapters 3, 4 and 5 we find an LDP which describes the small time asymptotics of the continuous trajectories of the solution of a stochastic initial value problem. A crucial role is played by the LDP associated with the Gaussian trajectory-valued random variable of the noise. Chapter 3 considers the initial value problem dX(t) = (AX(t) + F(t,X(t))) dt + G(X(t)) dW(t) t ??? (0, 1] X(0) = x ??? H, where drift function F(t, ??) is Lipschitz continuous on H uniformly in t ??? [0, 1] and diffusion function G is Lipschitz continuous, taking values that are Hilbert-Schmidt operators. Chapter 4 considers an equation with dissipative drift function F defined on a separable Banach space continuously embedded in H; the solution has continuous trajectories in the Banach space. Chapter 5 considers a linear initial value problem with fractional Brownian motion noise. In chapter 6 we return to equations with Wiener process noise and find a lower bound for liminft???0 t ln P{X(0) ??? B,X(t) ??? C} for arbitrary L(X(0)) and Borel subsets B and C of H. We also obtain an upper bound for limsupt???0 t ln P{X(0) ??? B,X(t) ??? C} when the equation has an invariant measure ??, L(X(0)) is absolutely continuous with respect to ?? and the transition semigroup is holomorphic.
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On small time asymptotics of solutions of stochastic equations in infinite dimensions

Jegaraj, Terence Joseph, Mathematics & Statistics, Faculty of Science, UNSW January 2007 (has links)
This thesis investigates the small time asymptotics of solutions of stochastic equations in infinite dimensions. In this abstract H denotes a separable Hilbert space, A denotes a linear operator on H generating a strongly continuous semigroup and (W(t))t???0 denotes a separable Hilbert space-valued Wiener process. In chapter 2 we consider the mild solution (Xx(t))t???[0,1] of a stochastic initial value problem dX = AX dt + dW t ??? (0, 1] X(0) = x ??? H , where the equation has an invariant measure ??. Under some conditions L(Xx(t)) has a density k(t, x, ??) with respect to ?? and we can find the limit limt???0 t ln k(t, x, y). For infinite dimensional H this limit only provides the lower bound of a large deviation principle (LDP) for the family of continuous trajectory-valued random variables { t ??? [0, 1] ??? Xx(??t) : ?? ??? (0, 1]}. In each of chapters 3, 4 and 5 we find an LDP which describes the small time asymptotics of the continuous trajectories of the solution of a stochastic initial value problem. A crucial role is played by the LDP associated with the Gaussian trajectory-valued random variable of the noise. Chapter 3 considers the initial value problem dX(t) = (AX(t) + F(t,X(t))) dt + G(X(t)) dW(t) t ??? (0, 1] X(0) = x ??? H, where drift function F(t, ??) is Lipschitz continuous on H uniformly in t ??? [0, 1] and diffusion function G is Lipschitz continuous, taking values that are Hilbert-Schmidt operators. Chapter 4 considers an equation with dissipative drift function F defined on a separable Banach space continuously embedded in H; the solution has continuous trajectories in the Banach space. Chapter 5 considers a linear initial value problem with fractional Brownian motion noise. In chapter 6 we return to equations with Wiener process noise and find a lower bound for liminft???0 t ln P{X(0) ??? B,X(t) ??? C} for arbitrary L(X(0)) and Borel subsets B and C of H. We also obtain an upper bound for limsupt???0 t ln P{X(0) ??? B,X(t) ??? C} when the equation has an invariant measure ??, L(X(0)) is absolutely continuous with respect to ?? and the transition semigroup is holomorphic.
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Rate of convergence of Wong-Zakai approximations for SDEs and SPDEs

Shmatkov, Anton January 2006 (has links)
In the work we estimate the rate of convergence of the Wong-Zakai type of approximations for SDEs and SPDEs. Two cases are studied: SDEs in finite dimensional settings and evolution stochastic systems (SDEs in the infinite dimensional case). The latter result is applied to the second order SPDEs of parabolic type and the filtering problem. Roughly, the result is the following. Let Wn be a sequence of continuous stochastic processes of finite variation on an interval [0, T]. Assume that for some a > 0 the processes Wn converge almost surely in the supremum norm in [0, T] to W with the rate n-k for each k < a. Then the solutions Un of the differential equations with Wn converge almost surely in the supremum norm in [0, T] to the solution u of the "Stratonovich" SDE with W with the same rate of convergence, n-k for each k < a, in the case of SDEs and with the rate of convergence n-k/2 for each k < a, in the case of evolution systems and SPDEs. In the final chapter we verify that the two most common approximations of the Wiener process, smoothing and polygonal approximation, satisfy the assumptions made in the previous chapters.
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Stochastic partial differential and integro-differential equations

Dareiotis, Anastasios Constantinos January 2015 (has links)
In this work we present some new results concerning stochastic partial differential and integro-differential equations (SPDEs and SPIDEs) that appear in non-linear filtering. We prove existence and uniqueness of solutions of SPIDEs, we give a comparison principle and we suggest an approximation scheme for the non-local integral operators. Regarding SPDEs, we use techniques motivated by the work of De Giorgi, Nash, and Moser, in order to derive global and local supremum estimates, and a weak Harnack inequality.
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Some Large-Scale Regularity Results for Linear Elliptic Equations with Random Coefficients and on the Well-Posedness of Singular Quasilinear SPDEs

Raithel, Claudia Caroline 27 June 2019 (has links)
This thesis is split into two parts, the first one is concerned with some problems in stochastic homogenization and the second addresses a problem in singular SPDEs. In the part on stochastic homogenization we are interested in developing large-scale regularity theories for random linear elliptic operators by using estimates for the homogenization error to transfer regularity from the homogenized operator to the heterogeneous one at large scales. In the whole-space case this has been done by Gloria, Neukamm, and Otto through means of a homogenization-inspired Campanato iteration. Here we are specifically interested in boundary regularity and as a model setting we consider random linear elliptic operators on the half-space with either homogeneous Dirichlet or Neumann boundary data. In each case we obtain a large-scale regularity theory and the main technical difficulty turns out to be the construction of a sublinear homogenization corrector that is adapted to the boundary data. The case of Dirichlet boundary data is taken from a joint work with Julian Fischer. In an attempt to head towards a percolation setting, we have also included a chapter concerned with the large-scale behaviour of harmonic functions on a domain with random holes assuming that these are 'well-spaced'. In the second part of this thesis we would like to provide a pathwise solution theory for a singular quasilinear parabolic initial value problem with a periodic forcing. The difficulty here is that the roughness of the data limits the regularity the solution such that it is not possible to define the nonlinear terms in the equation. A well-posedness result, therefore, comes with two steps: 1) Giving meaning to the nonlinear terms and 2) Showing that with this meaning the equation has a solution operator with some continuity properties. The solution theory that we develop in this contribution is a perturbative result in the sense that we think of the solution of the initial value problem as a perturbation of the solution of an associated periodic problem, which has already been handled in a work by Otto and Weber. The analysis in this part relies entirely on estimates for the heat semigroup. The results in the second part of this thesis will be in an upcoming joint work with Felix Otto and Jonas Sauer.
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On a tree-free approach to regularity structures for quasi-linear stochastic partial differential equations

Linares Ballesteros, Pablo 23 September 2022 (has links)
We consider the approach to regularity structures introduced by Otto, Sauer, Smith and Weber to obtain a priori bounds for quasi-linear SPDEs. This approach replaces the index set of trees, used in the original constructions of Hairer et. al., by multi-indices describing products of derivatives of the corresponding nonlinearity. The two tasks of this thesis are: - Construction and estimates of the model. We first provide the construction of a model in the regular, deterministic setting, where negative renormalization can be avoided. We later extend these ideas to the singular case, incorporating BPHZ-renormalization under spectral gap assumptions as a convenient input for an automated proof of the stochastic estimates of the singular model in the full subcritical regime. - Characterization of the algebraic structures generated by the multi-index setting. We consider natural actions on functionals of the nonlinearity and build a (pre-)Lie algebra from them. We use this as the starting point of an algebraic path towards the structure group, which as in the regularity structures literature is based on a Hopf algebra. This approach further allows us to explore the relation between multi-indices and trees, which we express through pre-Lie and Hopf algebra morphisms, in certain semi-linear equations. All the results are based on a series of joint works with Otto, Tempelmayr and Tsatsoulis.
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Some properties of a class of stochastic heat equations

Omaba, McSylvester E. January 2014 (has links)
We study stochastic heat equations of the forms $[\partial_t u-\sL u]\d t\d x=\lambda\int_\R\sigma(u,h)\tilde{N}(\d t,\d x,\d h),$ and $[\partial_t u-\sL u]\d t\d x=\lambda\int_{\R^d}\sigma(u,h)N(\d t,\d x,\d h)$. Here, $u(0,x)=u_0(x)$ is a non-random initial function, $N$ a Poisson random measure with its intensity $\d t\d x\nu(\d h)$ and $\nu(\d h)$ a L\'vy measure; $\tilde$ is the compensated Poisson random measure and $\sL$ a generator of a L\'{e}vy process. The function $\sigma:\R\rightarrow\R$ is Lipschitz continuous and $\lambda>0$ the noise level. The above discontinuous noise driven equations are not always easy to handle. They are discontinuous analogues of the equation introduced in \cite{Foondun} and also more general than those considered in \cite{Saint}. We do not only compare the growth moments of the two equations with each other but also compare them with growth moments of the class of equations studied in \cite{Foondun}. Some of our results are significant generalisations of those given in \cite{Saint} while the rest are completely new. Second and first growth moments properties and estimates were obtained under some linear growth conditions on $\sigma$. We also consider $\sL:=-(-\Delta)^{\alpha/2}$, the generator of $\alpha$-stable processes and use some explicit bounds on its corresponding fractional heat kernel to obtain more precise results. We also show that when the solutions satisfy some non-linear growth conditions on $\sigma$, the solutions cease to exist for both compensated and non-compensated noise terms for different conditions on the initial function $u_0(x)$. We consider also fractional heat equations of the form $ \partial_t u(t,x)=-(-\Delta)^{\alpha/2}u(t,x)+\lambda\sigma(u(t,x)\dot{F}(t,x),\,\, \text{for}\,\, x\in\R^d,\,t>0,\,\alpha\in(1,2),$ where $\dot{F}$ denotes the Gaussian coloured noise. Under suitable assumptions, we show that the second moment $\E|u(t,x)|^2$ of the solution grows exponentially with time. In particular we give an affirmative answer to the open problem posed in \cite{Conus3}: given $u_0$ a positive function on a set of positive measure, does $\sup_{x\in\R^d}\E|u(t,x)|^2$ grow exponentially with time? Consequently we give the precise growth rate with respect to the parameter $\lambda$.
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Numerical Analysis and Simulation of Coupled Systems of Stochastic Partial Differential Equations with Algebraic Constraints

Schade, Maximilian 20 September 2023 (has links)
Diese Dissertation befasst sich mit der Analyse von semi-expliziten Systemen aus stochastischen Differentialgleichungen (SDEs) gekoppelt mit stochastischen partiellen Differentialgleichungen (SPDEs) und algebraischen Gleichungen (AEs) mit möglicherweise stochastischen Anteilen in den Operatoren. Diese Systeme spielen eine entscheidende Rolle bei der Modellierung von realen Anwendungen, wie zum Beispiel elektrischen Schaltkreisen und Gasnetzwerken. Der Hauptbeitrag dieser Arbeit besteht darin, einen Rahmen bereitzustellen, in dem diese semiexpliziten Systeme auch bei stochastischen Einflüssen in den algebraischen Randbedingungen eine eindeutige Lösung haben. Wir führen einen numerischen Ansatz für solche Systeme ein und schlagen eine neue Möglichkeit vor, um Konvergenzergebnisse von driftimpliziten Methoden für SDEs auf stochastische Differential-Algebraische Gleichungen (SDAEs) zu erweitern. Dies ist wichtig, da viele Methoden für SDEs gut entwickelt sind, aber im Allgemeinen nicht für SDAEs in Betracht gezogen werden. Darüber hinaus untersuchen wir praktische Anwendungen in der Schaltkreis- und Gasnetzwerksimulation und diskutieren die dabei auftretenden Herausforderungen und Einschränkungen. Insbesondere stellen wir dabei auch einen Modellierungsansatz für Gasnetzwerke bestehend aus Rohren und algebraischen Komponenten vor. Abschließend testen wir in beiden Anwendungsfeldern die numerische Konvergenz anhand konkreter Beispiele mit verschiedenen Arten von stochastischer Modellierung. / This dissertation delves into the analysis of semi-explicit systems of stochastic differential equations (SDEs) coupled with stochastic partial differential equations (SPDEs) and algebraic equations (AEs) with possibly noise-driven operators. These systems play a crucial role in modeling real-world applications, such as electrical circuits and gas networks. The main contribution of this work is to provide a setting in which these semi-explicit systems have a unique solution even with stochastic influences in the algebraic constraints. We introduce a numerical approach for such systems and propose a new approach for extending convergence results of drift-implicit methods for SDEs to stochastic differential-algebraic equations (SDAEs). This is important, as many methods are well-developed for SDEs but generally not considered for SDAEs. Furthermore, we examine practical applications in circuit and gas network simulation, discussing the challenges and limitations encountered. In particular, we provide a modeling approach for gas networks consisting of pipes and algebraic components. To conclude, we test numerical convergence in both application settings on concrete examples with different types of stochastic modeling.
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On parabolic stochastic integro-differential equations : existence, regularity and numerics

Leahy, James-Michael January 2015 (has links)
In this thesis, we study the existence, uniqueness, and regularity of systems of degenerate linear stochastic integro-differential equations (SIDEs) of parabolic type with adapted coefficients in the whole space. We also investigate explicit and implicit finite difference schemes for SIDEs with non-degenerate diffusion. The class of equations we consider arise in non-linear filtering of semimartingales with jumps. In Chapter 2, we derive moment estimates and a strong limit theorem for space inverses of stochastic flows generated by Lévy driven stochastic differential equations (SDEs) with adapted coefficients in weighted Hölder norms using the Sobolev embedding theorem and the change of variable formula. As an application of some basic properties of flows of Weiner driven SDEs, we prove the existence and uniqueness of classical solutions of linear parabolic second order stochastic partial differential equations (SPDEs) by partitioning the time interval and passing to the limit. The methods we use allow us to improve on previously known results in the continuous case and to derive new ones in the jump case. Chapter 3 is dedicated to the proof of existence and uniqueness of classical solutions of degenerate SIDEs using the method of stochastic characteristics. More precisely, we use Feynman-Kac transformations, conditioning, and the interlacing of space inverses of stochastic flows generated by SDEs with jumps to construct solutions. In Chapter 4, we prove the existence and uniqueness of solutions of degenerate linear stochastic evolution equations driven by jump processes in a Hilbert scale using the variational framework of stochastic evolution equations and the method of vanishing viscosity. As an application, we establish the existence and uniqueness of solutions of degenerate linear stochastic integro-differential equations in the L2-Sobolev scale. Finite difference schemes for non-degenerate SIDEs are considered in Chapter 5. Specifically, we study the rate of convergence of an explicit and an implicit-explicit finite difference scheme for linear SIDEs and show that the rate is of order one in space and order one-half in time.
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Some Contributions on Probabilistic Interpretation For Nonlinear Stochastic PDEs / Quelques contributions dans la représentation probabiliste des solutions d'EDPs non linéaires

Sabbagh, Wissal 08 December 2014 (has links)
L'objectif de cette thèse est l'étude de la représentation probabiliste des différentes classes d'EDPSs non-linéaires(semi-linéaires, complètement non-linéaires, réfléchies dans un domaine) en utilisant les équations différentielles doublement stochastiques rétrogrades (EDDSRs). Cette thèse contient quatre parties différentes. Nous traitons dans la première partie les EDDSRs du second ordre (2EDDSRs). Nous montrons l'existence et l'unicité des solutions des EDDSRs en utilisant des techniques de contrôle stochastique quasi- sure. La motivation principale de cette étude est la représentation probabiliste des EDPSs complètement non-linéaires. Dans la deuxième partie, nous étudions les solutions faibles de type Sobolev du problème d'obstacle pour les équations à dérivées partielles inteégro-différentielles (EDPIDs). Plus précisément, nous montrons la formule de Feynman-Kac pour l'EDPIDs par l'intermédiaire des équations différentielles stochastiques rétrogrades réfléchies avec sauts (EDSRRs). Plus précisément, nous établissons l'existence et l'unicité de la solution du problème d'obstacle, qui est considérée comme un couple constitué de la solution et de la mesure de réflexion. L'approche utilisée est basée sur les techniques de flots stochastiques développées dans Bally et Matoussi (2001) mais les preuves sont beaucoup plus techniques. Dans la troisième partie, nous traitons l'existence et l'unicité pour les EDDSRRs dans un domaine convexe D sans aucune condition de régularité sur la frontière. De plus, en utilisant l'approche basée sur les techniques du flot stochastiques nous démontrons l'interprétation probabiliste de la solution faible de type Sobolev d'une classe d'EDPSs réfléchies dans un domaine convexe via les EDDSRRs. Enfin, nous nous intéressons à la résolution numérique des EDDSRs à temps terminal aléatoire. La motivation principale est de donner une représentation probabiliste des solutions de Sobolev d'EDPSs semi-linéaires avec condition de Dirichlet nul au bord. Dans cette partie, nous étudions l'approximation forte de cette classe d'EDDSRs quand le temps terminal aléatoire est le premier temps de sortie d'une EDS d'un domaine cylindrique. Ainsi, nous donnons les bornes pour l'erreur d'approximation en temps discret. Cette partie se conclut par des tests numériques qui démontrent que cette approche est effective. / The objective of this thesis is to study the probabilistic representation (Feynman-Kac for- mula) of different classes ofStochastic Nonlinear PDEs (semilinear, fully nonlinear, reflected in a domain) by means of backward doubly stochastic differential equations (BDSDEs). This thesis contains four different parts. We deal in the first part with the second order BDS- DEs (2BDSDEs). We show the existence and uniqueness of solutions of 2BDSDEs using quasi sure stochastic control technics. The main motivation of this study is the probabilistic representation for solution of fully nonlinear SPDEs. First, under regularity assumptions on the coefficients, we give a Feynman-Kac formula for classical solution of fully nonlinear SPDEs and we generalize the work of Soner, Touzi and Zhang (2010-2012) for deterministic fully nonlinear PDE. Then, under weaker assumptions on the coefficients, we prove the probabilistic representation for stochastic viscosity solution of fully nonlinear SPDEs. In the second part, we study the Sobolev solution of obstacle problem for partial integro-differentialequations (PIDEs). Specifically, we show the Feynman-Kac formula for PIDEs via reflected backward stochastic differentialequations with jumps (BSDEs). Specifically, we establish the existence and uniqueness of the solution of the obstacle problem, which is regarded as a pair consisting of the solution and the measure of reflection. The approach is based on stochastic flow technics developed in Bally and Matoussi (2001) but the proofs are more technical. In the third part, we discuss the existence and uniqueness for RBDSDEs in a convex domain D without any regularity condition on the boundary. In addition, using the approach based on the technics of stochastic flow we provide the probabilistic interpretation of Sobolev solution of a class of reflected SPDEs in a convex domain via RBDSDEs. Finally, we are interested in the numerical solution of BDSDEs with random terminal time. The main motivation is to give a probabilistic representation of Sobolev solution of semilinear SPDEs with Dirichlet null condition. In this part, we study the strong approximation of this class of BDSDEs when the random terminal time is the first exit time of an SDE from a cylindrical domain. Thus, we give bounds for the discrete-time approximation error.. We conclude this part with numerical tests showing that this approach is effective.

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