Superprocess

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An (\alpha ,d,\beta )-superprocess, X(t,dx), is a stochastic process on {\mathbb  {R}}\times {\mathbb  {R}}^{d} that is usually constructed as a special limit of branching diffusion where the branching mechanism is given by its factorial moment generating function:

\Phi (s)={\frac  {1}{1+\beta }}(1-s)^{{1+\beta }}+s

and the spatial motion of individual particles is given by the \alpha -symmetric stable process with infinitesimal generator \Delta _{{\alpha }}.

The \alpha =2 case corresponds to standard Brownian motion and the (2,d,1)-superprocess is called the Dawson-Watanabe superprocess or super-Brownian motion.

One of the most important properties of superprocesses is that they are intimately connected with certain nonlinear partial differential equations. The simplest such equation is

\Delta u-u^{2}=0\ on\ {\mathbb  {R}}^{d}.

References

  • Eugene B. Dynkin (2004). Superdiffusions and positive solutions of nonlinear partial differential equations. Appendix A by J.-F. Le Gall and Appendix B by I. E. Verbitsky. University Lecture Series, 34. American Mathematical Society. ISBN 9780821836828. 
  • Alison Etheridge (2000). An Introduction to Superprocesses. American Mathematical Society. ISBN 9780821827062. 
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