Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2003 iii Paper 33 1 c Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-14
Here and , so the formula in part (b) givesIf vanishes on , this integral is zero. Conversely suppose for all almost surely. Its integrand is continuous along each path; the fundamental theorem of calculus implies for all on that event. For any fixed , the normal distribution of has a strictly positive density at every real point. Since is continuous, a nonzero value at any spatial point would give a nonzero value on an open interval of positive Brownian probability, a contradiction. Thus for every and every positive . Continuity extends this to .
Consequently the exact condition isThese are space-time harmonic functions along Brownian motion, satisfying the backward heat equation. The second coordinate never takes negative values, so no equation is imposed for , beyond compatibility with the assumed global regularity. The normalized finite-variation term is unique by part (a), so it cannot be removed by choosing a different decomposition.