Solution

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For , independence and the Gaussian Brownian transition density yield the Chapman-Kolmogorov equation
The numerator is positive and its expectation is , so
These statements hold for every , in particular on the specified closed interval .
The function solves the backward heat equation . Itô's formula therefore gives
On each interval ending before one this adapted continuous integrand is locally square integrable. Thus
gives . This also follows by applying Itô's formula to . The source's notation for this density process is restricted by its defining formula to .

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