Questions tagged [filtrations]
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Do we have that $\mathcal{F}_{\infty} = \sigma(X_{t} \colon t \geq 0)$? [on hold]
If $(\mathcal{F}_{t})_{t \geq 0}$ is the filtration generated by a process $(X_{t})_{t \geq 0}$, one typically sets
$$
\mathcal{F}_{\infty} : = \sigma \Big( \bigcup_{t \geq 0} \mathcal{F}_{t} \Big).
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Prove Symmetric Random Walk is a Martingale
I'm given a probability space of ($\Omega$, $\mathcal{F}$, $\mathbb{P}$) and am asked to look into a symmetric random walk with its n-step defined as
$$
X_n = \Bigg\{
\begin{matrix}
1 & \text{...
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Prove conditional expectation of standard normal random variables
Let $X_{i},i=1,2,...$ be a sequence of independent identically standard normally distributed random variables. Let $\{\mathcal{F}_{n},n\in\mathbb{N}\}$ be the natural filtration and $S_{n}=\sum^{n}_{i=...
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Where is an error in my deduction? (question about martingales)
Suppose we have a filtration $\{\mathcal{F_{t}},t\geq 0\}$ and a stochastic process $\{ X_{t},t\geq 0\}$ which is adapted to this filtration and also integrable. All we need for this process to be a ...
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Natural filtration and coin tossing
I have a problem understanding a probably easy task from a book I'm reading at the moment:
"Show, that the natural filtration $\ F_2 $, generated by observing the events $\ A_1 $ = {(H,H),(H,T)} and ...
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Is Conditional Expectation of stochastic process a martingale?
I have the following:
Let $Y$ be an integrable and $F_T$ -measurable random variable. Define $\{X_t\}_{t \in [0,T]}$ by $X_t =E(Y|F_t), \ \forall t \in T$. The $\{F_t\}_{t \in [0,T]}$ should be the ...
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$\leq_{\frak K_\lambda}$-increasing continuous
Here (in the context of Abstract Elementary Classes) on the page 43 at the bottom,-6th
line, what does it technically mean $$\leq_{\frak K_\lambda}-\text{increasing continuous}$$
? I think that this ...
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Filtration in crystalline Poincaré Lemma
I am trying to understand section 20 in https://stacks.math.columbia.edu/download/crystalline.pdf, especially the proof of Lemma 20.2.
If $A\rightarrow B$ is a map of rings and $P=B[x_i]$ is some ...
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An example of the fact that from measurability of a random process does not follow measurability of its integral
Let {$ \xi _t(\omega), t\in[0,\infty)$} be a random process and $ \xi _t(\omega)\in \{\mathfrak F_t\}$ (some filtration). If $ \xi _t(\omega) $ is $ \mathfrak F_t $ measurable then $\int_0^t\xi _s(\...
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Alternative formulation of a markov process
I'm wondering how the markov property can be specified as follows, if anyone can provide more details (this looks awfully like the definition for a martingale):
$$E[f(X_t)|\mathcal{F}_s]=E[f(X_t)|\...
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Prove that $\mathbf{E}(X_{\tau_2}|\mathcal{F}_{\tau_1})=X_{\tau_1}$
Let $(X_n)$ be a martingale with respect to $(\mathcal{F}_n)$ and suppose $\tau_1$ and $\tau_2$ are bounded stopping times such that $\tau_1\leq \tau_2<B<\infty.$ Then $$\mathbf{E}(X_{\tau_2}|\...
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How to prove an isomorphism related to a filtration.
Let $A$ be a filtered algebra with a filtration $F_0(A) \subset F_1(A) \subset \cdots \subset A$. Let $I$ be a two sided ideal of $A$. The algebra $A/I$ has a filtration $F_i(A/I)=F_i(A)/(F_i(A)\cap I)...
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Proof that augmented filtration is right continuous
Consider a filtered probability space $(\Omega, \mathcal{F}, \mathbb{F}, P)$, where $\mathbb{F}= \left\{\mathcal{F}_t:t\ge 0\right\}$ is a filtration on $(\Omega,\mathcal{F})$. Let $$\mathcal{N} = \...
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Compensation Martingale
Let $Y_1, Y_2, . . .$ be an adapted sequence, and let $c_n\in \mathcal{R}$, $n \ge 1$.
(a) Suppose that $E(Y_{n+1} | F_n) = Y_n + c_n$. Compensate suitably to exhibit a martingale.
(b) Suppose that $...
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show $\sup\{t \in \mathbb{N}_0 : S_t =1\}$ is a stopping time
Let $(X_n)_{n \in \mathbb{N}_0}$ be a sequence of independent and identically distributed random variables with $$\mathbb{P}(X_1 = 1) = \mathbb{P}(X_1 = -1) = \frac{1}{2}.$$ Define $S_t = \sum\...
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Why $S\in \mathcal F_T$ but not in $\sigma (T)$?
Let $(\Omega ,\mathcal F,\mathbb P)$ a probability space. I'm trying to understand better $\sigma -$algebra in probability, in particular the $\sigma -$algebra $$\mathcal F_T=\{A\in \mathcal F\mid A\...
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Right Continuous Adapted Processes without right-continuous Filtration.
Let $\mathscr{F}$ be a filtration and $\mathscr{F}^+$ be the right continuous version. ($\mathscr{F} = \{\mathscr{F}_t\}_{t\in [0,T]})$
Suppose $X$ is right-continuous $\mathscr{F}$-adapted process.
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Ascending Filtrations of an Almost Free Non-Free Group
Let $\kappa$ be a cardinal. Say that an abelian group is $\kappa$-free if every subgroup generated by a set of cardinality less than $\kappa$ is free.
Now let $G$ be a $\kappa$-free group of infinite ...
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How to understand a probability space in dicrete time
It is common in probability to define a prob. space as :
$$(\Omega,\mathscr{F},P)$$
This can be understood as sample space, events, and probabilities for each event. However I don't know how to to ...
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Predictable graph of a random set
Assume that we work on a probability space $(\Omega, \mathcal{F}, \mathbb{P})$ equipped with a filtration $\mathcal{F}_t, t\ge 0$ and stochastic basis $(\Omega, \mathcal{F}, \mathbb{P}, \mathbf{F})$ ...
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Why do we need to include filtrations in the definition of probability spaces when talking about stochastic processes.
In the first line of these notes the author defines his stochastic process. Using a filtration. What is the importance of filtrations?
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/maths/people/staff/...
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adapted process, translation between measurable and information?
Although there are plenty of questions and answers on understanding the intuition for adapted process like this post and this post I am still unclear on how an adapted filtration 'captures the ...
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Stopping time clarification
May I please seek someone's help to clear my understanding about stopping time.
According to the Wikipedia definition:
random variable $\tau:\Omega \rightarrow I$ is called stopping time if
$\{\...
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Largest filtration for a martingale
Let $(X_n)_{n \in \mathbb{N}}$ be independent random variables where $P(X_n = 2^{n}) = P(X_n = -2^{n}) = \frac{1}{2}$ and $M_n = \sum_{k=1}^n X_k$ for $n \in \mathbb{N}$.
Find the largest filtration, ...
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Convergence in probability of conditional expectation
Suppose I have a sequence of random variables $X_n$ and $\sigma$-fields $\mathcal{F_n} \subseteq \mathcal{F}_n'$. Suppose that $\mathbb{E}[X_n \mid \mathcal{F}_n']$ converges to a constant $c$ in ...
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Methods for filtering position signal
I'm working on a location detection algorithm. This is my outcome - postion:
Here's first derivative after time - velocity:
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My goal is to apply some filtration to the signal for smoothing the ...
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Are local martingales semimartingales in an enlarged filtration (under particular assumption)?
I'm studying filtration enlargements and I bumped into the following problem.
Assume there are two filtrations $\mathbb{F}=(\mathcal{F}_t)_{t \in T}$ and $\mathbb{H}=(\mathcal{H}_t)_{t \in T}$ on the ...
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Prove $(X_n, F_n) $ Martingale $\iff \int_{F} X_{n+1} = \int_{F} X_{n} \forall F \in F_n$
I have some additional questions to this exercise:
Let $(\Omega, F, F_n, P)$ filtered probability space. Let $(X_n)_{n\in\mathbb{N}} \in \mathcal{L}^1(P)$, which is adopted to $(F_n)_{n\in\mathbb{N}}$...
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Sub-sigma-algebras: infinite coin flips example on wikipedia
On the wiki there is this section about sub sigma-algebras for the first $n$ coin flips
Specifically, they say that after the first $n$n coin flips we can describe the observed information in terms ...
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A product of a martingale and an indicator process it's still a martingale?
Let $\tau_{n}$ be an increasing sequence of stopping times and let $M_{t}^{n}$ be a locale martingale w.r.t $F_{t}$ on $]\tau_{n},\tau_{n+1}]$ for each $n>0$. ($F_{t}$ filtration with usual ...
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Law of a Markov process uniquely determined by its 2-dimensional distributions
I am stuck with the following problem about Markov processes:
Let $(\Omega,\mathcal{F}, \mathbb{P}, \mathcal{F}_t)$ be a filtered probability space. If $X,Y:\mathbb{R}_{+}\times\Omega\to\mathbb{R}$ ...
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Characterization of a set in the augmented filtration $\mathcal{F}_t^{\mu}=\sigma(\mathcal{F}_t^X, \mathcal{N}^{\mu})$
Can I write any set in $\mathcal{F}_t^{\mu}=\sigma(\mathcal{F}_t^X, \mathcal{N}^{\mu})$ as $A\cup B$ where $A \in \mathcal{F}_t^X $ and $B \in \mathcal{N}^{\mu}$ ?
I am quite convinced that this is ...
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Where is the Strong Markov property(SM) being used in the proof that augmented filtration of a Strong Markov process is right continuous?
I was self-reading Section 2.7 of Karatzas and Shreve's Brownian Motion and Stochastic Calculus and Proposition 7.7 claims that the Strong Markov processes augmented filtration is right continuous. In ...
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What are the generating sets of $\mathcal{F}_t^X=\sigma(X_s , 0 \leq s \leq t) $?
When can $\mathcal{F}_t^X=\sigma(X_s , 0 \leq s \leq t) $ be generated by sets of the form
$F=\{X_{t_0} \in \Gamma_1\, X_{t_1} \in \Gamma_2 ,\dots, X_{t_n} \in \Gamma_n \}$ where $\Gamma \in \mathcal{...
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Underlying Random Variable of Conditional Expectation
Consider interval $[0,1]$ with its Borel $\sigma$-algebra and Lebesgue measure on it. It is known that $f$ is an integrable function on $[0,1]$. $\mathcal{F_n}=\sigma([\frac{k-1}{2^n},\frac{k}{2^n}))$ ...
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How can I show that $\mathcal{F}_t^X$ is generated by sets of the form $F=\{(X_{t_1},\dots, X_{t_n}) \in \Gamma\}$
How can I show that $\mathcal{F}_t^X$ is generated by sets of the form $F={(X_{t_1},\dots, X_{t_n}) \in \Gamma}$ where $\Gamma \in\mathcal{B}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ and $0=t_1< \dots <t_n=t$.
Do I need ...
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Why is the following sigma algebra $\mathcal{F}_n=\pi_n^{-1}(\mathcal{B}(\{0,1\}^n))$ finite?
We consider the measurable space $(M,\mathcal{B}(M))$ where $M=\{0,1\}^{\mathbb{N}}=\{\omega_1,\omega_2,\dots\},\omega_i=0$ or $ \omega_i=1$ i.e the space of all binary sequences indexed by the ...
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Predictable Projection of a Stopped Process
Given a filtered probability space $( \Omega, \mathcal{F}, (\mathcal{F}_t)_t, \mathbb{P})$ and an $\mathcal{F} \otimes \mathcal{B}(\mathbb{R}_+)$-measurable bounded process $X: \Omega \times \mathbb{R}...
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$\sigma$-algebra generated by a subset of a set
Let $\Omega$ = {1,2,3,4} and consider the collection of subsets of $\Omega$,
$\mathcal A$={{1,2}}.
The problem is to find the $\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal F$ generated by $\mathcal A$.
I know this is a ...
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How to tell if a Random variable $Y_N$ is a discrete-time martingale?
I understand that the definition of a discrete-time martingale in a filtered probability space $(\Omega, F, \mathbb{P}, (F_n)_{n\geq 0} ) $ is $M = (M_n)_{n\geq 0}$ such that:
$M$ is adapted with ...
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Can a filtration on a measure space have real-number indexing (giving a continuum of $\sigma$-algebras?
My book "Measures, Integrals and martingales" defines a filtration as a sequence $F_t$ of $\sigma$-algebras. That means that there are at most countable $\sigma$ algebras in the filtration.
But in ...
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Condition on filtration for convergence of conditional expectations
I'm trying to determine conditions on a filtration $\{ \mathcal{F}_t \}_t$ such that the identity
$\lim\limits_{\Delta \longrightarrow 0+} E\big[ f(t,\Delta) | \mathcal{F}_{(t-\Delta)-} \big] = \lim\...
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How to prove that the sigma-algebras generated by two processes are equal?
Let $X_t$ and $\xi_t$ be two stochastic processes and let $\mathcal{M}_t$ be a sigma-algebra generated by $X_t$ and $\mathcal{N}_t$ a sigma-algebra generated by $\xi_t$. I'm trying to show that $\...
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Right-continuity of (initially) enlarged filtration
I've asked myself the following simple question:
Given a right-continuous filtration $(\mathcal{F}_t)_{t \geq 0}$ on some probability space $(\Omega, \mathcal{A}, \mathbb{P})$ and some sub-$\sigma-$...
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Conditional expectation as a random variable new [closed]
We consider the probability space $([0,1), F , \lambda )$ , where $F$ denotes the Borel-$\sigma$-field on $[0,1)$ and $\lambda$ is the Lebesgue-measure. We define for each $n\...
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Trace of the $\sigma$-algebra generated by the predictable rectangles
Let
$(\Omega,\mathcal A,\operatorname P)$ be a probability space
$T>0$
$(\mathcal F_t)_{t\in[0,\:T]}$ be a filtration of $\mathcal A$
Let $$\mathcal R_a:=\bigcup_{F\in\mathcal F_a}F\times\left\{...
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Filtrations and topological ring
At page $105$ of Introduction to Commutative Algebra of M. Atiyah, there is the following claim:
C. Given a ring $A$ and an ideal $I\subset A$, consider the filtration $(I^n)_{n\in\mathbb{N}}$, then ...
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Girsanov theorem and filtrations
Let $\{W_t\}$ be a standard Wiener process on a probability space $(\Omega, \mathcal{F},P)$. Let $\mathcal{F}^W$ be the natural filtration generated by $\{W_t\}$.
Let $\{\theta_t\}$ be an $\mathcal{...
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A philosophical question about filtrations and information sets
In continuous-time stochastic calculus when we face an optimal control problem how can we restrict our choices to be "pre" variables rather than "post". To be clear, suppose that we are in a discrete-...
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The associated graded of a filtered coalgebra
Given a coalgebra $C$ with a filtration $F$ such that $\Delta(F^n C)\subset \sum_{i=0}^n F^i C\otimes F^{n-i} C$, how does the coproduct manifest in the associated graded? Do we get something to the ...
