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Past exam of the stochastic differential equations and Brownian motion in complex analysis course of the University of Oxford 2010 B 4 a Solution by
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There is a printed domain error: defines the right half-plane. Taken literally, continuity forces almost surely, so its law is a point mass at zero. The displayed density belongs to the intended upper half-plane , with . We prove that intended assertion explicitly.
Write for independent standard Brownian motions. The exit time is the first time hits , and depends only on . Its density, by the supplied Brownian first-passage time law, is . Conditional on , the real exit coordinate is normally distributed with mean and variance . Independence therefore givesWith , the integral is . Thus the Cauchy exit law from a Brownian half-plane isFor the literal right half-plane, the corresponding nondegenerate coordinate is , whose density is for .
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