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Numerical Solution of Stochastic Differential Equations by Peter Kloeden,Eckhard Platen
  • Numerical Solution of Stochastic Differential Equations

  • by Peter Kloeden and Eckhard Platen
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    Description of Numerical Solution of Stochastic Differential Equations

    The numerical analysis of stochastic differential equations differs significantly from that of ordinary differential equations due to the peculiarities of stochastic calculus and stochastic differential equations, in both theory and applications, emphasizing the numerical methods needed to solve such equations.

    It assumes of the reader an undergraduate background in mathematical methods typical of engineers and physicists, though many chapters begin with a descriptive summary, accessible to others who only require numerical recipes. To help the reader to develop an intuitive understanding of the underlying mathematics and hand-on numerical skills, exercises and over 100 PC-Exercises are included. The stochastic Taylor expansion provides discrete time numerical methods for stochastic differential equations.

    The book presents many new results on higher-order methods for strong sample path approximations and for weak functional approximations, including implicit, predictor-corrector, extrapolation and variance-reduction methods. Besides serving as a basic text on such methods, the book offers the reader ready access to a large number of potential research problems in a field that is just beginning to expand rapidly and is widely applicable.

    Contents of Numerical Solution of Stochastic Differential Equations

    Suggestions for the Reader
    Basic Notation
    Brief Survey of Stochastic Numerical Methods

    PART I. Preliminaries
    1. Probability and Statistics
    1.1 Probabilities and Events
    1.2 Random Variables and Distributions
    1.3 Random Number Generators
    1.4 Moments
    1.5 Convergence of Random Sequences
    1.6 Basic Ideas About Stochastic Processes
    1.7 Diffusion Processes
    1.8 Wiener Processes and White Noise
    1.9 Statistical Tests and Estimation

    2. Probability and Stochastic Processes
    2.1 Aspects of Measure and Probability Theory
    2.2 Integration and Expectations
    2.3 Stochastic Processes
    2.4 Diffusion and Wiener Processes


    PART II. Stochastic Differential Equations
    3. Ito Stochastic Calculus
    3.1 Introduction
    3.2 The Ito Stochastic Integral
    3.3 The Ito Formula
    3.4 Vector Valued Ito Integrals
    3.5 Other Stochastic Integrals

    4. Stochastic Differential Equations
    4.1 Introduction
    4.2 Linear Stochastic Differential Equations
    4.3 Reducible Stochastic Differential Equations
    4.4 Some Explicitly Solvable Equations
    4.5 The Existence and Uniqueness of Strong Solutions
    4.6 Strong Solutions as Diffusion Processes
    4.7 Diffusion Processes as Weak Solutions
    4.8 Vector Stochastic Differential Equations
    4.9 Stratonovich Stochastic Differential Equations

    5. Stochastic Taylor Expansions
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 Multiple Stochastic Integrals
    5.3 Coefficient Functions
    5.4 Hierarchical and Remainder Sets
    5.5 Ito-Taylor Expansions
    5.6 Stratonovich-Taylor Expansions
    5.7 Moments of Multiple Ito Integrals
    5.8 Strong Approximation of Multiple Stochastic Integrals
    5.9 Strong Convergence of Truncated Ito-Taylor Expansions
    5.10 Strong Convergence of Truncated Stratonovich-Taylor Expansions
    5.11 Weak Convergence of Truncated Ito-Taylor Expansions
    5.12 Weak Approximations of Multiple Ito Integrals


    PART III. Applications of Stochastic Differential Equations
    6. Modelling with Stochastic Differential Equations
    6.1 Ito Versus Stratonovich
    6.2 Diffusion Limits of Markov Chains
    6.3 Stochastic Stability
    6.4 Parametric Estimation
    6.5 Optimal Stochastic Control
    6.6 Filtering

    7. Applications of Stochastic Differential Equations
    7.1 Population Dynamics, Protein Kinetics and Genetics
    7.2 Experimental Psychology and Neuronal Activity
    7.3 Investment Finance and Option Pricing
    7.4 Turbulent Diffusion and Radio-Astronomy
    7.5 Helicopter Rotor and Satellite Orbit Stability
    7.6 Biological Waste Treatment, Hydrology and Air Quality
    7.7 Seismology and Structural Mechanics
    7.8 Fatigue Cracking, Optical Bistabilityand Nemantic Liquid Crystals
    7.9 Blood Clotting Dynamics and Cellular Energetics
    7.10 Josephson Tunneling Junctions Communications and Stochastic Annealing


    PART IV. Time Discrete Approximations
    8. Time Discrete Approximation of Deterministic Differential Equations
    8.1 Introduction
    8.2 Taylor Approximations and Higher Order Methods
    8.3 Consistency, Convergence and Stability
    8.4 Roundoff Error

    9. Introduction to Stochastic Time Discrete Approximation
    9.1 The Euler Approximation
    9.2 Example of a Time Discrete Simulation
    9.3 Pathwise Approximations
    9.4 Approximation of Moments
    9.5 General Time Discretizations and Approximations
    9.6 Strong Convergence and Consistency
    9.7 Weak Convergence and Consistency
    9.8 Numerical Stability


    PART V. Strong Approximations
    10. Strong Taylor Approximations
    10.1 Introduction
    10.2 The Euler Scheme
    10.3 The Milstein Scheme
    10.4 The Order 1.5 Strong Taylor Scheme
    10.5 The Order 2.0 Strong Taylor Scheme
    10.6 General Strong Ito-Taylor Approximations
    10.7 General Strong Stratonovich-Taylor Approximations
    10.8 A Lemma on Multiple Ito Integrals

    11. Explicit Strong Approximations
    11.1 Explicit Order 1.0 Strong Schemes
    11.2 Explicit Order 1.5 Strong Schemes
    11.3 Explicit Order 2.0 Strong Schemes
    11.4 Multistep Schemes
    11.5 General Strong Schemes

    12. Implicit Strong Approximations
    12.1 Introduction
    12.2 Implicit Strong Taylor Approximations
    12.3 Implicit Strong Runge-Kutta Approximations
    12.4 Implicit Two-Step Strong Approximations
    12.5 A-Stability of Strong One-Step Schemes
    12.6 Convergence Proofs

    13. Selected Applications of Strong Approximations
    13.1 Direct Simulation of Trajectories
    13.2 Testing Parametric Estimators
    13.3 Discrete Approximations for Markov Chain Filters
    13.4 Asymptotically Efficient Schemes


    PART VI. Weak Approximations
    14. Weak Taylor Approximations
    14.1 The Euler Scheme
    14.2 The Order 2.0 Weak Taylor Scheme
    14.3 The Order 3.0 Weak Taylor Scheme
    14.4 The Order 4.0 Weak Taylor Scheme
    14.5 General Weak Taylor Approximations
    14.6 Leading Error Coefficients

    15. Explicit and Implicit Weak Approximations
    15.1 Explicit Order 2.0 Weak Schemes
    15.2 Explicit Order 3.0 Weak Schemes
    15.3 Extrapolation Methods
    15.4 Implicit Weak Approximations
    15.5 Predictor-Corrector Methods
    15.6 Convergence of Weak Schemes

    16. Variance Reduction Methods
    16.1 Introduction
    16.2 The Measure Transformation Method
    16.3 Variance Reduced Estimators
    16.4 Unbiased Estimators

    17. Selected Applications of Weak Approximations
    17.1 Evaluation of Functional Integrals
    17.2 Approximation of Invariant Measures
    17.3 Approximation of Lyapunov Exponents

    Solutions of Exercises
    Bibliographical Notes
    Bibliography
    Index


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