Cameron-Martin theorem 2026-09-24
Translation of Wiener measure by a path is equivalent to Wiener measure exactly when belongs to the Cameron-Martin space of Wiener measure. In that case the density isTranslation by any continuous path outside that space produces a singular measure.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2024 iii Paper 202 5 b Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
Work first under Wiener measure with coordinate Brownian motion . Boundedness of implies the Novikov condition, sohas expectation one. Define by . The Girsanov theorem makesa -Brownian motion, and hence is a weak solution of a stochastic differential equation.
For uniqueness in law, start with any weak solution under and apply the inverse change of measure with density . Boundedness again gives the Novikov condition, and under the resulting measure the process is Brownian. Reversing the density expresses the law of under as the same functional of a Wiener path. It is therefore independent of the chosen weak solution. This proves the Weak existence and uniqueness in law for an additive-noise SDE with bounded drift.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2024 iii Paper 202 5 c ii Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
The assertion is true. Since , it lies in the Cameron-Martin space of Wiener measure. The Cameron-Martin theorem says that the translated law is equivalent, and in particular absolutely continuous, with respect to Wiener measure. Its Radon-Nikodym derivative is
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2024 iii Paper 202 5 c i Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
The assertion is false. For a common sequence, each term of which is a refining deterministic partition of an interval, standard Brownian paths have quadratic variation almost surely, whereas the paths have quadratic variation almost surely. These two path properties define disjoint measurable subsets of , so the two laws are mutually singular measures. In particular, the law of is not absolutely continuous with respect to Wiener measure. This is the Pathwise quadratic variation distinguishes Brownian speeds argument.
If is bounded and measurable, then on every finite time intervalhas a weak solution and uniqueness in law. Starting with Wiener measure, the Novikov condition and Girsanov theorem add the drift. Applying the inverse change of measure to any weak solution recovers Wiener measure and identifies its law by the same pathwise density.