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Affine Processes and Pseudo-Differential Operators with Unbounded Coefficients

The concept of pseudo-differential operators allows one to study stochastic processes through their symbol. This approach has generated many new insights in recent years. However, most results are based on the assumption of bounded coefficients. In this thesis, we study Levy-type processes with unbounded coefficients and, especially, affine processes. In particular, we establish a connection between pseudo-differential operators and affine processes which are well-known from mathematical finance. Affine processes are an interesting example in this field since they have linearly growing and hence unbounded coefficients. New techniques and tools are developed to handle the affine case and then expanded to general Levy-type processes. In this way, the convergence of a simulation scheme based on a Markov chain approximation, results on path properties, and necessary conditions for the symmetry of operators were proven.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:29879
Date12 May 2016
CreatorsSchwarzenberger, Michael
ContributorsSchilling, René L., Jacob, Niels, Technische Universität Dresden
Source SetsHochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typedoc-type:doctoralThesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis, doc-type:Text
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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