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Serena Spina

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On Analytically Tractable Multidimensional Diffusions via Doob h-Transforms, with Resetting and Applications to Wiener and Ornstein--Uhlenbeck Processes

We investigate a class of drift transformations of multidimensional diffusion processes generated through Doob $h$-transforms. These transformations provide a systematic approach for constructing analytically tractable stochastic models with prescribed probabilistic and statistical properties. We derive sufficient conditions under which the transformed diffusion admits an explicit transition density expressed through a product form involving a strictly positive harmonic function. Particular choices of this function lead to mixture representations of the transition density and to bimodality. We further analyze the effects of the transformation on stochastic ordering, diffusions in potential landscapes, and Poissonian resetting dynamics. In particular, we show that the product-form relation is preserved under resetting, enabling explicit characterization of the corresponding stationary distributions. Two multidimensional examples based on Wiener and Ornstein--Uhlenbeck processes illustrate the theory, providing closed-form expressions for transition densities, weight functions, and effective potentials. The two-dimensional setting is explored in detail, including symmetry effects and absorbing boundaries.

math.PR

On a finite quasi birth-death process with catastrophes and its diffusion approximation

We study a multi-type Ehrenfest process modeled as a finite quasi-birth-death (QBD) process. We assume that the transitions are allowed only to the two adjacent levels of the same phase and are characterized by linear rates. The crucial element lies in the phase switching mechanism at the origin, which is governed by an irreducible stochastic matrix. The process evolution is interrupted by catastrophic events, whose occurrences are controlled by a Poisson process. Each catastrophe resets the system state to zero, initiating a new cycle of evolution until the next resetting event. We conduct a comprehensive analysis, addressing both the transient and long-term behavior of this process. Furthermore, we derive a diffusive approximation, by proving its convergence to a reflected Ornstein-Uhlenbeck jump diffusion process.

math.PR

Continuous-time multi-type Ehrenfest model and related Ornstein-Uhlenbeck diffusion on a star graph

We deal with a continuous-time Ehrenfest model defined over an extended star graph, defined as a lattice formed by the integers of $d$ semiaxis joined at the origin. The dynamics on each ray are regulated by linear transition rates, whereas the switching among rays at the origin occurs according to a general stochastic matrix. We perform a detailed investigation of the transient and asymptotic behavior of this process. We also obtain a diffusive approximation of the considered model, which leads to an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck diffusion process over a domain formed by semiaxis joined at the origin, named spider. We show that the approximating process possesses a truncated Gaussian stationary density. Finally, the goodness of the approximation is discussed through comparison of stationary distributions, means and variances.

math.PR

Analysis of random walks on a hexagonal lattice

We consider a discrete-time random walk on the nodes of an unbounded hexagonal lattice. We determine the probability generating functions, the transition probabilities and the relevant moments. The convergence of the stochastic process to a 2-dimensional Brownian motion is also discussed. Furthermore, we obtain some results on its asymptotic behavior making use of large deviation theory. Finally, we investigate the first-passage-time problem of the random walk through a vertical straight-line. Under suitable symmetry assumptions we are able to determine the first-passage-time probabilities in a closed form, which deserve interest in applied fields.

math.PR

Analysis of a growth model inspired by Gompertz and Korf laws, and an analogous birth-death process

We propose a new deterministic growth model which captures certain features of both the Gompertz and Korf laws. We investigate its main properties, with special attention to the correction factor, the relative growth rate, the inflection point, the maximum specific growth rate, the lag time and the threshold crossing problem. Some data analytic examples and their performance are also considered. Furthermore, we study a stochastic counterpart of the proposed model, that is a linear time-inhomogeneous birth-death process whose mean behaves as the deterministic one. We obtain the transition probabilities, the moments and the population ultimate extinction probability for this process. We finally treat the special case of a simple birth process, which better mimics the proposed growth model.

q-bio.PE