@article{ConfortiKosenkovaRoelly2019, author = {Conforti, Giovanni and Kosenkova, Tetiana and Roelly, Sylvie}, title = {Conditioned Point Processes with Application to Levy Bridges}, series = {Journal of theoretical probability}, volume = {32}, journal = {Journal of theoretical probability}, number = {4}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York}, issn = {0894-9840}, doi = {10.1007/s10959-018-0863-8}, pages = {2111 -- 2134}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Our first result concerns a characterization by means of a functional equation of Poisson point processes conditioned by the value of their first moment. It leads to a generalized version of Mecke's formula. En passant, it also allows us to gain quantitative results about stochastic domination for Poisson point processes under linear constraints. Since bridges of a pure jump L{\´e}vy process in Rd with a height a can be interpreted as a Poisson point process on space-time conditioned by pinning its first moment to a, our approach allows us to characterize bridges of L{\´e}vy processes by means of a functional equation. The latter result has two direct applications: First, we obtain a constructive and simple way to sample L{\´e}vy bridge dynamics; second, it allows us to estimate the number of jumps for such bridges. We finally show that our method remains valid for linearly perturbed L{\´e}vy processes like periodic Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes driven by L{\´e}vy noise.}, language = {en} } @article{ConfortiRoelly2017, author = {Conforti, Giovanni and Roelly, Sylvie}, title = {Bridge mixtures of random walks on an Abelian group}, series = {Bernoulli : official journal of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability}, volume = {23}, journal = {Bernoulli : official journal of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability}, publisher = {International Statistical Institute}, address = {Voorburg}, issn = {1350-7265}, doi = {10.3150/15-BEJ783}, pages = {1518 -- 1537}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @unpublished{ConfortiRoelly2015, author = {Conforti, Giovanni and Roelly, Sylvie}, title = {Reciprocal class of random walks on an Abelian group}, volume = {4}, number = {1}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, issn = {2193-6943}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-72604}, pages = {22}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Processes having the same bridges as a given reference Markov process constitute its reciprocal class. In this paper we study the reciprocal class of a continuous time random walk with values in a countable Abelian group, we compute explicitly its reciprocal characteristics and we present an integral characterization of it. Our main tool is a new iterated version of the celebrated Mecke's formula from the point process theory, which allows us to study, as transformation on the path space, the addition of random loops. Thanks to the lattice structure of the set of loops, we even obtain a sharp characterization. At the end, we discuss several examples to illustrate the richness of reciprocal classes. We observe how their structure depends on the algebraic properties of the underlying group.}, language = {en} } @article{ConfortiPraRoelly2015, author = {Conforti, Giovanni and Pra, Paolo Dai and Roelly, Sylvie}, title = {Reciprocal Class of Jump Processes}, series = {Journal of theoretical probability}, volume = {30}, journal = {Journal of theoretical probability}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York}, issn = {0894-9840}, doi = {10.1007/s10959-015-0655-3}, pages = {551 -- 580}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Processes having the same bridges as a given reference Markov process constitute its reciprocal class. In this paper we study the reciprocal class of compound Poisson processes whose jumps belong to a finite set . We propose a characterization of the reciprocal class as the unique set of probability measures on which a family of time and space transformations induces the same density, expressed in terms of the reciprocal invariants. The geometry of plays a crucial role in the design of the transformations, and we use tools from discrete geometry to obtain an optimal characterization. We deduce explicit conditions for two Markov jump processes to belong to the same class. Finally, we provide a natural interpretation of the invariants as short-time asymptotics for the probability that the reference process makes a cycle around its current state.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Conforti2015, author = {Conforti, Giovanni}, title = {Reciprocal classes of continuous time Markov Chains}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-82255}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {xvi, 183}, year = {2015}, abstract = {In this thesis we study reciprocal classes of Markov chains. Given a continuous time Markov chain on a countable state space, acting as reference dynamics, the associated reciprocal class is the set of all probability measures on path space that can be written as a mixture of its bridges. These processes possess a conditional independence property that generalizes the Markov property, and evolved from an idea of Schr{\"o}dinger, who wanted to obtain a probabilistic interpretation of quantum mechanics. Associated to a reciprocal class is a set of reciprocal characteristics, which are space-time functions that determine the reciprocal class. We compute explicitly these characteristics, and divide them into two main families: arc characteristics and cycle characteristics. As a byproduct, we obtain an explicit criterion to check when two different Markov chains share their bridges. Starting from the characteristics we offer two different descriptions of the reciprocal class, including its non-Markov probabilities. The first one is based on a pathwise approach and the second one on short time asymptotic. With the first approach one produces a family of functional equations whose only solutions are precisely the elements of the reciprocal class. These equations are integration by parts on path space associated with derivative operators which perturb the paths by mean of the addition of random loops. Several geometrical tools are employed to construct such formulas. The problem of obtaining sharp characterizations is also considered, showing some interesting connections with discrete geometry. Examples of such formulas are given in the framework of counting processes and random walks on Abelian groups, where the set of loops has a group structure. In addition to this global description, we propose a second approach by looking at the short time behavior of a reciprocal process. In the same way as the Markov property and short time expansions of transition probabilities characterize Markov chains, we show that a reciprocal class is characterized by imposing the reciprocal property and two families of short time expansions for the bridges. Such local approach is suitable to study reciprocal processes on general countable graphs. As application of our characterization, we considered several interesting graphs, such as lattices, planar graphs, the complete graph, and the hypercube. Finally, we obtain some first results about concentration of measure implied by lower bounds on the reciprocal characteristics.}, language = {en} } @unpublished{Conforti2015, author = {Conforti, Giovanni}, title = {Reciprocal classes of continuous time Markov Chains}, volume = {4}, number = {8}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, issn = {2193-6943}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-78234}, pages = {198}, year = {2015}, abstract = {In this work we study reciprocal classes of Markov walks on graphs. Given a continuous time reference Markov chain on a graph, its reciprocal class is the set of all probability measures which can be represented as a mixture of the bridges of the reference walks. We characterize reciprocal classes with two different approaches. With the first approach we found it as the set of solutions to duality formulae on path space, where the differential operators have the interpretation of the addition of infinitesimal random loops to the paths of the canonical process. With the second approach we look at short time asymptotics of bridges. Both approaches allow an explicit computation of reciprocal characteristics, which are divided into two families, the loop characteristics and the arc characteristics. They are those specific functionals of the generator of the reference chain which determine its reciprocal class. We look at the specific examples such as Cayley graphs, the hypercube and planar graphs. Finally we establish the first concentration of measure results for the bridges of a continuous time Markov chain based on the reciprocal characteristics.}, language = {en} } @article{ConfortiLeonardMurretal.2015, author = {Conforti, Giovanni and Leonard, Christian and Murr, R{\"u}diger and Roelly, Sylvie}, title = {Bridges of Markov counting processes. Reciprocal classes and duality formulas}, series = {Electronic communications in probability}, volume = {20}, journal = {Electronic communications in probability}, publisher = {Univ. of Washington, Mathematics Dep.}, address = {Seattle}, issn = {1083-589X}, doi = {10.1214/ECP.v20-3697}, pages = {12}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Processes sharing the same bridges are said to belong to the same reciprocal class. In this article we analyze reciprocal classes of Markov counting processes by identifying their reciprocal invariants and we characterize them as the set of counting processes satisfying some duality formula.}, language = {en} } @unpublished{ConfortiLeonardMurretal.2014, author = {Conforti, Giovanni and L{\´e}onard, Christian and Murr, R{\"u}diger and Roelly, Sylvie}, title = {Bridges of Markov counting processes : reciprocal classes and duality formulas}, volume = {3}, number = {9}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, issn = {2193-6943}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-71855}, pages = {12}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Processes having the same bridges are said to belong to the same reciprocal class. In this article we analyze reciprocal classes of Markov counting processes by identifying their reciprocal invariants and we characterize them as the set of counting processes satisfying some duality formula.}, language = {en} } @unpublished{ConfortiDaiPraRoelly2014, author = {Conforti, Giovanni and Dai Pra, Paolo and Roelly, Sylvie}, title = {Reciprocal class of jump processes}, volume = {3}, number = {6}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, issn = {2193-6943}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-70776}, pages = {30}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Processes having the same bridges as a given reference Markov process constitute its reciprocal class. In this paper we study the reciprocal class of compound Poisson processes whose jumps belong to a finite set A in R^d. We propose a characterization of the reciprocal class as the unique set of probability measures on which a family of time and space transformations induces the same density, expressed in terms of the reciprocal invariants. The geometry of A plays a crucial role in the design of the transformations, and we use tools from discrete geometry to obtain an optimal characterization. We deduce explicit conditions for two Markov jump processes to belong to the same class. Finally, we provide a natural interpretation of the invariants as short-time asymptotics for the probability that the reference process makes a cycle around its current state.}, language = {en} }