Markov Processes, Gaussian Processes, and Local Times

Michael B. Marcus is Professor of Mathematics at City College and The CUNY Graduate Center. A leading expert on stochastic processes, he has published over one hundred research papers and delivered over 200 invited lectures. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. Jay Rosen is Professor of Mathematics at The Graduate Center and the College of Staten Island, City University of New York. A leading expert on stochastic processes, he has published over eighty research papers. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Brownian motion and Ray-Knight theorems; 3. Markov processes and local times; 4. Constructing Markov processes; 5. Basic properties of Gaussian processes; 6. Continuity and boundedness; 7. Moduli of continuity; 8. Isomorphism theorems; 9. Sample path properties of local times; 10. p-Variation; 11. Most visited site; 12. Local times of diffusions; 13. Associated Gaussian processes; Appendices: A. Kolmogorov's theorem for path continuity; B. Bessel processes; C. Analytic sets and the projection theorem; D. Hille-Yosida theorem; E. Stone-Weierstrass theorems; F. Independent random variables; G. Regularly varying functions; H. Some useful inequalities; I. Some linear algebra; References; Index.

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