To keep the normalization visible, denote the integral defining the printed constant by . Substituting gives, for ,
This is the Newtonian potential of the Brownian heat kernel. The singularity at zero is locally integrable in dimension , since its radial integral behaves like . All integrands are nonnegative, so Tonelli's theorem permits both orders of integration.
Integrating in first gives
Integrating in first uses the Gaussian heat kernel convolution. Completing the square in gives
Consequently , and the actual identity is
The original PDF uses rather than as the multiplier while defining its constant to equal . That formula is false. For example , so the required multiplier in dimension three is . Equivalently, as at , the left side tends to , whereas the printed right side tends to . One can retain the printed form only by defining its multiplier as .
For , fixed and , apply optional stopping to with . The resulting identity is . The last term tends to zero by integrability of and the vanishing total hitting probability. The Newtonian potential of the Brownian heat kernel identifies the remaining difference.