On the distribution of local times and integral functionals of a homogeneous diffusion process

Abstract

In this article we study a homogeneous transient diffusion process $X$. We combine the theories of differential equations and of stochastic processes to obtain new results for homogeneous diffusion processes, generalizing the results of Salminen and Yor. The distribution of local time of $X$ is found in a closed form. To this end, a second order differential equation corresponding to the generator of $X$ is considered, and properties of its monotone solutions as functions of a parameter are established using their probabilistic representations. We also provide expressions and upper bounds for moments, exponential moments, and potentials of integral functionals of $X$.