If a continuous local martingale starts at zero and has deterministic continuous quadratic variation , the Dambis-Dubins-Schwarz theorem gives . It is therefore a centered Gaussian process. The converse follows from independent increments of a Gaussian martingale.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2024 iii Paper 202 1 b ii Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
Set . Its quadratic variation is , which is continuous and tends to infinity almost surely by assumption. The stated stopping time is the inverse clock at level one, so . The Dambis-Dubins-Schwarz theorem gives
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2024 iii Paper 202 1 b i Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
The Dambis-Dubins-Schwarz theorem states that if is a continuous local martingale with and , then, forthe process is a standard Brownian motion and . If , one obtains the same representation after enlarging the probability space and continuing independently beyond .
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2024 iii Paper 202 3 c Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
The assertion is true. The Dambis-Dubins-Schwarz theorem, with an independent continuation of the Brownian motion if is bounded, representsBecause is deterministic, every finite vector is a finite vector of a Brownian motion at deterministic times and therefore has a multivariate normal distribution. Hence is a Gaussian process. This is the deterministic quadratic variation characterizes a Gaussian continuous local martingale result.