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Associated PDE

Show that if

  1. \[I(t,\omega)=\int_0^t \sigma(s,\omega) dB(s,\omega)\]is a stochastic integral then \[I^2(t)-\int_0^t \sigma^2(s)ds\] is a martingale.
  2. What equation must \(u(t,x)\) satisfy so that
    \[ t \mapsto u(t,B(t))e^{\int_0^t V(B(s))ds} \]
    is a martingale? Here \(V\) is a bounded function. Hint: Set \(Y(t)=\int_0^t V(B(s))ds\) and apply It\^0’s formula to \(Z(t,B(t),Y(t))=u(t,B(t))\exp(Y(t))\).

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