Let {X(t), t ⩾0} be a Brownian motion process with drift coefficient μand variance parameter σ^2

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Let {X(t), t ⩾0} be a Brownian motion process with drift...

Let $\{X(t), t \geqslant 0\}$ be a Brownian motion process with drift coefficient $\mu$ and variance parameter $\sigma^{2}$. What is the conditional distribution of $X(t)$ given that $X(s)=c$ when
(a) $s<t$ ?
(b) $t<s$ ?

Key Concepts

Conditional Distribution in Gaussian Processes

When dealing with Gaussian processes such as Brownian motion, the conditional distribution of one time point given another is also Gaussian. For s < t, the future value conditioned on a known past value is obtained by adding the drift over the elapsed time and using the variance proportional to the time difference. Conversely, for t < s, the joint Gaussian nature allows one to compute the conditional distribution of a past state given a future state by considering the covariance structure of the process. This results in expressions for the conditional mean and variance that capture the dependency between the two time points.

Markov Property and Independent Increments

A key feature of Brownian motion is the Markov property, which means that the future evolution of the process depends only on the present state and not on the past trajectory. Moreover, the increments of the process over non-overlapping intervals are independent. This property is crucial when determining conditional distributions; for example, in the case where the conditioning time is earlier than the target time, the future increment is independent and normally distributed with parameters that depend only on the time difference.

Brownian Motion with Drift

This is a stochastic process where the increments are normally distributed with a nonzero mean, called the drift, and a fixed variance parameter. The process is continuous in time and exhibits both randomness and deterministic trends due to the drift. Its distribution over time is fully characterized by these parameters, making it a fundamental model in fields like finance, physics, and engineering.

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