TY - JOUR A1 - Conforti, Giovanni A1 - Pra, Paolo Dai A1 - Roelly, Sylvie T1 - Reciprocal Class of Jump Processes JF - Journal of theoretical probability N2 - 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. KW - Reciprocal processes KW - Stochastic bridges KW - Jump processes KW - Compound Poisson processes Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10959-015-0655-3 SN - 0894-9840 SN - 1572-9230 VL - 30 SP - 551 EP - 580 PB - Springer CY - New York ER -