Introduction to Malliavin Calculus (Institute of Mathematical Statistics Textbooks, Series Number 9)

This textbook offers a compact introductory course on Malliavin calculus, an active and powerful area of research. It covers recent applications, including density formulas, regularity of probability laws, central and non-central limit theorems for Gaussian functionals, convergence of densities and non-central limit theorems for the local time of Brownian motion. The book also includes a self-contained presentation of Brownian motion and stochastic calculus, as well as Lévy processes and stochastic calculus for jump processes. Accessible to non-experts, the book can be used by graduate students and researchers to develop their mastery of the core techniques necessary for further study This textbook offers a compact introductory course on Malliavin calculus, an active and powerful area of research. It covers recent applications, including density formulas, regularity of probability laws, central and non-central limit theorems for Gaussian functionals, convergence of densities and non-central limit theorems for the local time of Brownian motion. The book also includes a self-contained presentation of Brownian motion and stochastic calculus, as well as Lévy processes and stochastic calculus for jump processes. Accessible to non-experts, the book can be used by graduate students and researchers to develop their mastery of the core techniques necessary for further study Content: Preface 1. Brownian motion 2. Stochastic calculus 3. Derivative and divergence operators 4. Wiener chaos 5. Ornstein-Uhlenbeck semigroup 6. Stochastic integral representations 7. Study of densities 8. Normal approximations 9. Jump processes 10. Malliavin calculus for jump processes I 11. Malliavin calculus for jump processes II Appendix A. Basics of stochastic processes References Index. This textbook offers a compact introduction to Malliavin calculus. It covers recent applications, and includes a self-contained presentation of preliminary material on Brownian motion and stochastic calculus. Accessible to non-experts, graduate students and researchers can use this book to master the core techniques necessary for further study.