1.1 Classical Wiener Space
Let $C([0, \infty); \real^{d})$ be the space of $\real^{d}$-valued continuous functions on $[0, \infty)$, equipped with the topology of uniform convergence on compact sets. The space $C_{0}((0, \infty); \real^{d})$ of $\real^{d}$-valued continuous functions on $(0, \infty)$ that vanish at $0$ and $\infty$ is equipped with the uniform norm.
Lemma 1.1.1 ([Lemma 8.1.1, Str24]).label For each $\theta \in C([0, \infty); \real^{d})$, let
and
then
- (1)
$\norm{\cdot}_{\sps}: C([0, \infty): \real^{d}) \to [0, \infty]$ is lower semicontinuous.
- (2)
$\iota: \sps \to C([0, \infty); \real^{d})$ is continuous.
- (3)
The mapping $\Lambda: \sps \to C_{0}((0, \infty); \real^{d})$ defined by $(\Lambda \theta)(t) = \theta(t)/(1 + t)$ is an isometric isomorphism, and $\sps$ is a separable Banach space.
Proof. $(1)$: Let $R \ge 0$, then
where each $\bracs{\theta \in C([0, \infty); \real^d): \abs{\theta(t)}/(1+t) \le R}$ is a closed subset of $C([0, \infty); \real^{d})$, and their intersection is also closed. Thus $\norm{\cdot}_{\sps}$ is lower semicontinuous.
$(2)$: Let $K \subset [0, \infty)$ be compact, then $M = \sup_{t \in K}(1 + t) < \infty$. Thus $\norm{\theta|_K}_{u} \le M\norm{\theta}_{\sps}$.
$(3)$: Since $\theta(0) = 0$ and $\limv{t}\theta(t)/t = 0$ for all $\theta \in \sps$,
and $\norm{\Lambda \theta}_{u, (0, \infty)}= \norm{\theta}_{\sps}$. On the other hand, for any $f \in C_{0}((0, \infty); \real^{d})$, let $\Lambda^{-1}f$ be defined by $(\Lambda^{-1}f)(0) = 0$ and $(\Lambda^{-1}f)(t) = f(t)(1 + t)$ for $t > 0$. Since $\lim_{t \to 0}f(t) = \limv{t}f(t) = 0$,
so $\Lambda^{-1}f \in \sps$ with $\normn{\Lambda^{-1}f}_{\sps}= \norm{f}_{u, (0, \infty)}$.
As $C_{0}((0, \infty); \real^{d})$ is a separable Banach space, so is $\sps$.$\square$
Lemma 1.1.2 ([Lemma 8.1.1, Str24]).label For each $\phi \in \sps^{*}$, there exists a unique $\real^{d}$-valued Borel measure $\lambda$ on $[0, \infty)$ such that
- (1)
$\lambda(0) = 0$.
- (2)
$\angles{\theta, \phi}_{\sps}= \int_{[0, \infty)}\theta d\lambda$ for all $\theta \in \sps$.
- (3)
$\norm{\phi}_{\sps^*}= \int_{[0, \infty )}(1 + t) d\abs{\lambda}(t) < \infty$.
If a finite $\real^{d}$-valued Borel measure $\lambda$ on $[0, \infty)$ satisfies the above, then $\lambda$ defines a linear functional on $\sps^{*}$.
Proof. Let $\Lambda: \sps \to C_{0}((0, \infty); \real^{d})$ be the isomorphism defined above, then $\phi \circ \Lambda^{-1}\in C_{0}((0, \infty); \real^{d})^{*}$. By the Riesz representation theorem, there exists a vector measure $\lambda_{0} \in M((0, \infty); \real^{d})$ such that
and $\norm{\lambda_0}_{\text{var}}= \normn{\phi \circ \lambda^{-1}}_{\sps}$. Thus for any $\theta \in \sps$,
and
is the desired measure.$\square$
Lemma 1.1.3 ([Lemma 8.1.1, Str24]).label The space $\sps$ is a Borel set in $C([0, \infty); \real^{d})$, and $\cb(\sps)$ is the restriction of the Borel $\sigma$-algebra on $C([0, \infty); \real^{d})$ to $\sps$.
Proof. Firstly, $\lim_{t \to \infty}\theta(t)/t = 0$ if and only if for every $n \in \nat$, there exists $k \in \nat$ such that $\abs{\theta(s)}/s \le 1/n$ for all $s \ge k$. Thus
and
are Borel. Thus $\sps = \Theta_{0} \cap \Theta_{\infty} \cap \Theta_{b}$ is Borel in $C([0, \infty); \real^{d})$.
Now, by lower semicontinuity of $\norm{\cdot}_{\sps}$, every closed set in $\sps$ is the intersection of $\sps$ and a Borel set in $C([0, \infty), \real^{d})$. Therefore $\cb(\sps)$ contains the induced $\sigma$-algebra from $\cb(C([0, \infty); \real^{d}))$. On the other hand, the inclusion $\iota: \sps \to C([0, \infty); \real^{d})$ is continuous. Thus $\cb(\sps)$ contains the induced $\sigma$-algebra.$\square$
Lemma 1.1.4 ([Lemma 8.1.1, Str24]).label Let $(\Omega, \cf, \bp)$ be a probability space and $(B_{t}, \bracs{\cf_t: t \ge 0})$ be a standard Brownian motion, then
- (1)
Almost every sample path of $B$ is in $\sps$.
- (2)
$\ev[\norm{B}_{\sps}^{2}] \le 32d$.
Proof. $(1)$: By the Brownian Strong Law of Large Numbers, $B(\omega) \in \sps$ for almost every $\omega$.
$(2)$: By Doob’s maximal inequality, for any $r \ge 0$,
and for any $\theta \in \sps$,
Thus
$\square$
Definition 1.1.5 (Characteristic Function [Lemma 8.1.2, Str24]).label Let $(E, \norm{\cdot})$ be a separable Banach space over $\real$, and $\mu$ be a Borel probability measure on $E$. Define
as the characteristic function of $\mu$, then
- (1)
$\wh \mu$ is sequentially[1] continuous with respect to the weak* topology on $E^{*}$.
- (2)
If $\nu$ is a Borel probability measure on $E$ such that $\wh \mu = \wh \nu$, then $\nu = \mu$.
Proof. $(1)$: Dominated Convergence Theorem.
$(2)$: Let $\bracsn{x_j^*}_{1}^{n} \subset E^{*}$ and $\mu_{(x_1^*, \cdots, x_n^*)}$ be the distribution of $(x_{1}^{*}, \cdots, x_{n}^{*}): E \to \real^{n}$ under $\mu$, then the characteristic function $\mu_{(x_1^*, \cdots, x_n^*)}$ is
Thus $\wh \mu$ uniquely determines the joint characteristic function of $(x_{1}^{*}, \cdots, x_{n}^{*})$. So for any $\bracsn{x_j^*}_{1}^{n} \subset E^{*}$ and Borel sets $\seqf{B_j}\subset \cb(\real)$,
As these cylinder sets form a $\pi$ system that generates $\cb(E)$, $\mu = \nu$ by Dynkin’s Uniqueness Theorem.$\square$
Lemma 1.1.6 ([Equation 8.1, Str24]).label Let $\wien: \cb(\sps) \to [0, 1]$ be the classical Wiener measure on $(\sps, \cb(\real^{d}))$, then for every $\lambda \in \sps^{*}$,
- (1)
$\lambda$ viewed as a random variable on $\sps$ is a centred Gaussian.
- (2)
$\ev^{\wien}[\abs{\lambda}^{2}] = \iint_{[0, \infty)^2}s \wedge t d\lambda(s)d\lambda(t)$.
- (3)
$\wh \wien(\lambda) = \exp\braks{-\frac{1}{2}\iint_{[0, \infty)^2}s \wedge t d\lambda(s)d\lambda(t)}$.
Proof. $(1)$, Finite: First suppose that there exists $0 = t_{0} \le t_{1} < \cdots < t_{n} < \infty$ and $\seqf{\xi_j}\subset \real^{d}$ such that
for all $\theta \in \sps$. This allows decomposing
as a sum of independent centred Gaussian random variables. Thus $\theta \mapsto \angles{\theta, \lambda}_{\real^d}$ is a centred Gaussian random variable.
$(1)$, with Riemann-Stieltjes: Let $\mu: \cb((0, \infty)) \to \real$ be a finite signed measure, and $F(t) = \mu((0, t])$ be the distribution function of $\mu$, then $\norm{F}_{\text{var}}= \norm{\mu}_{\text{var}}< \infty$.
For any indicator function of the form $\one_{(a, b]}$ with $0 \le a < b < \infty$,
where the integral on the left is a Riemann-Stieltjes integral. As simple functions that vanish at $0$ are dense in $C_{0}((0, \infty); \real)$, and
for any simple function $\phi: (0, \infty) \to \real$,
for all $\phi \in C_{0}((0, \infty); \real)$.
As seen in the proof of Lemma 1.1.2, there exists a $\real^{d}$-valued finite Borel measure $\mu: \cb((0, \infty)) \to \real^{d}$ such that for any $\theta \in \sps$,
Let $F(t) = \mu((0, t])$, then since $\Lambda \theta \in C_{0}((0, \infty); \real)$,
can be expressed as a Riemann-Stieltjes integral. Thus
As the above holds for all $\theta \in \sps$, $\lambda$ viewed as a random variable is a[2] sequential limit of Gaussian random variables, so it is also Gaussian.
$(1)$, with Approximations: As seen in Lemma 1.1.2, there exists a $\real^{d}$-valued Borel measure $\mu: \cb((0, \infty)) \to \real^{d}$ such that
Since there exists $\real^{d}$-valued Borel measures $\seq{\mu_k}$ with finite support such that $\mu_{k} \Rightarrow \mu$, each $\theta \mapsto \int \frac{\theta(t)}{1 + t}d\mu_{k}(t)$ is Gaussian random variable and $\theta \mapsto \angles{\theta, \lambda}_{\sps}$ is a pointwise limit of Gaussian random variables, thus it is also Gaussian.
$(2)$: Firstly, for any $0 \le s, t < \infty$ and $\xi, \eta \in \real^{d}$,
Let $F: [0, \infty) \to \real^{d}$ be measurable such that $d\lambda = Fd\abs{\lambda}$, then
By Fubini’s theorem, the expectation can be pushed inside the integral:
$(3)$: $\lambda$ is a Gaussian random variable with variance $\iint_{[0, \infty)^2}s \wedge t d\lambda(s)d\lambda(t)$.$\square$
Definition 1.1.7 (Classical Cameron-Martin Space).label Let $\ccm$ be the set of absolutely continuous functions $\theta: [0, \infty) \to \real^{d}$ such that $\theta(0) = 0$ and $D\theta \in L^{2}([0, \infty); \real^{d})$, equipped with the inner product
then
- (1)
For each $\theta \in \ccm$, $\norm{\theta}_{\sps}\le \frac{1}{2}\norm{\theta}_{\ccm}$.
- (2)
$\ccm$ is a dense subspace of $\sps$.
Thus $\ccm$ is continuously embedded in $\sps$ as a dense subspace, known as the classical Cameron-Martin space for the classical Wiener measure.
Proof. $(1)$: Let $\theta \in \ccm$, then for each $t \ge 0$,
Thus
$(2)$: Follows from the density of $C_{c}^{\infty}(\real^{d})$ in $C_{0}((0, \infty); \real^{d})$ and thus in $\sps$.$\square$
Lemma 1.1.8.label Let $\lambda \in \sps^{*}$, then there exists $h_{\lambda} \in \ccm$ such that $\angles{\theta, \lambda}_{\sps} = \angles{\theta, h_\lambda}_{\ccm}$ for all $\theta \in \ccm$, which is given by
with
thus
Moreover, for each $\theta \in \sps$,
is an improper Riemann-Stieltjes integral.
Proof. Firstly, $\lambda$ is bounded, so $h_{\lambda}$ is absolutely continuous and $Dh_{\lambda}(s) = \lambda((s, \infty))$ by the Lebesgue differentiation theorem. From here,
so $h_{\lambda} \in \ccm$ and
Now let $F(t) = \lambda((0, t])$, then $Dh_{\lambda}(t) = \lambda((0, \infty)) - F(t)$ and
can be expressed as improper Riemann-Stieltjes integrals. Using the by parts formula for Riemann-Stieltjes integrals,
where since $\theta(T)/T \to 0$ as $T \to \infty$ and $(1 + t) \in L^{1}(\abs{\lambda})$,
Therefore
$\square$
- Most sources I found only claimed and proved the sequential case. Since Stroock used Dominated Convergence Theorem, I assume it should be sequential too.keyboard_return
- I’m pretty sure I can just use one single limit here, but just to be safe I nested it.keyboard_return