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Backward stochastic differential equation

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A backward stochastic differential equation (BSDE) is a stochastic differential equation with a terminal condition in which the solution is required to be adapted with respect to an underlying filtration. BSDEs naturally arise in various applications such as stochastic control, mathematical finance, and nonlinear Feynman-Kac formulae.[1]

Background

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Backward stochastic differential equations were introduced by Jean-Michel Bismut in 1973 in the linear case[2] and by Étienne Pardoux and Shige Peng in 1990 in the nonlinear case.[3]

Mathematical framework

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Fix a terminal time and a probability space . Let be a Brownian motion with natural filtration . A backward stochastic differential equation is an integral equation of the type

(1)

where is called the generator of the BSDE, the terminal condition is an -measurable random variable, and the solution consists of stochastic processes and which are adapted to the filtration .

Example

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In the case , the BSDE (1) reduces to

(2)

If , then it follows from the martingale representation theorem, that there exists a unique stochastic process such that and satisfy the BSDE (2).

Numerical Method

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Deep backward stochastic differential equation method is a numerical method that combines deep learning with Backward stochastic differential equation (BSDE). This method is particularly useful for solving high-dimensional problems in financial mathematics problems. By leveraging the powerful function approximation capabilities of deep neural networks, deep BSDE addresses the computational challenges faced by traditional numerical methods in high-dimensional settings. Specifically, traditional methods like finite difference methods or Monte Carlo simulations often struggle with the curse of dimensionality, where computational cost increases exponentially with the number of dimensions. Deep BSDE methods, however, employ deep neural networks to approximate solutions of high-dimensional partial differential equations (PDEs), effectively reducing the computational burden.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ma, Jin; Yong, Jiongmin (2007). Forward-Backward Stochastic Differential Equations and their Applications. Lecture Notes in Mathematics. Vol. 1702. Springer Berlin, Heidelberg. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-48831-6. ISBN 978-3-540-65960-0.
  2. ^ Bismut, Jean-Michel (1973). "Conjugate convex functions in optimal stochastic control". Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications. 44 (2): 384–404. doi:10.1016/0022-247X(73)90066-8.
  3. ^ Pardoux, Etienne; Peng, Shi Ge (1990). "Adapted solution of a backward stochastic differential equation". Systems & Control Letters. 14: 55–61. doi:10.1016/0167-6911(90)90082-6.
  4. ^ Han, J.; Jentzen, A.; E, W. (2018). "Solving high-dimensional partial differential equations using deep learning". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115 (34): 8505–8510.

Further reading

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  • Pardoux, Etienne; Rӑşcanu, Aurel (2014). Stochastic Differential Equations, Backward SDEs, Partial Differential Equations. Stochastic modeling and applied probability. Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
  • Zhang, Jianfeng (2017). Backward stochastic differential equations. Probability theory and stochastic modeling. Springer New York, NY.