Moments of generalized fractional polynomial processes
Abstract
We derive a moment formula for generalized fractional polynomial processes, i.e., for polynomial-preserving Markov processes time-changed by an inverse Lévy-subordinator. If the time change is inverse α -stable, the time-derivative of the Kolmogorov backward equation is replaced by a Caputo fractional derivative of order α , and we demonstrate that moments of such processes are computable, in a closed form, using matrix Mittag-Leffler functions. The same holds true for cross-moments in equilibrium, generalizing results of Leonenko, Meerschaert and Sikorskii from the one-dimensional diffusive case of second-order moments to the multivariate, jump-diffusive case of moments of arbitrary order. We show that also in this more general setting, fractional polynomial processes exhibit long-range dependence, with correlations decaying as a power law with exponent α .
Fields of Study & Subjects
Fractional Differential Equations Solutions
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Stochastic Processes and their Applications
- Volume
- 195
- Pages
- 104901–104901
- Publication date
- 5 February 2026
- Language
- EN