A Complete Decomposition of Stochastic Differential Equations

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Authors: Samuel Duffield
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Abstract

We show that any stochastic differential equation with prescribed time-dependent marginal distributions admits a decomposition into three components: a unique scalar field governing marginal evolution, a symmetric positive-semidefinite diffusion matrix field and a skew-symmetric matrix field.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Stochastic processes and financial applications Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
12 January 2026
Document type
Preprint