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Brownian coupling proof of the harmonic Liouville theorem

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For a bounded harmonic function f on Rd, the processes f(Btx​) and f(Bty​) are bounded martingales. Couple the Brownian motions from x and y so that they coalesce in finite time almost surely. Then
∣f(x)−f(y)∣≤2∥f∥∞​P(T>t)⟶0,
(1)
which proves that f is constant in every dimension.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2023 / iii / Paper 201 / 6 / c / Solution

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