Abstract
We consider a one-dimensional linear wave equation with a small mean zero dissipative field and with the boundary condition imposed by the so-called Goursat problem. In order to observe the effect of the randomness on the solution we perform a space-time rescaling and we rewrite the problem in a diffusion approximation form for two parameter processes. We prove that the solution converges in distribution toward the solution of a two-parameter stochastic differential equation which we identify. The diffusion approximation results for oneparameter processes are well known and well understood. In fact, the solution of the one-parameter analog of the problem we consider here is immediate. Unfortunately, the situation is much more complicated for two-parameter processes and we believe that our result is the first one of its kind.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 277-298 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Probability Theory and Related Fields |
Volume | 98 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1994 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Analysis
- Statistics and Probability
- Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Keywords
- Mathematics Subject Classifications (1991): 60H15