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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2012 iii Paper 34 3 b Solution by
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Let . The stopped logarithm lies between and , so the bounded local martingale criterion makes it a true bounded martingale. Also is finite almost surely. Indeed is a martingale, and applying its stopped identity through givesmonotone convergence theorem implies , hence almost surely. Boundedness permits dominated convergence theorem in the stopped logarithm as . ConsequentlyThe standard results used are Itô's formula, the bounded-local-martingale criterion, the stopped martingale identity at bounded stopping times, and dominated/monotone convergence theorem. At exit the radius is either or by continuity. Solving also gives the planar Brownian annulus hitting probability
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