May 2022 Central limit theorems for parabolic stochastic partial differential equations
Le Chen, Davar Khoshnevisan, David Nualart, Fei Pu
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Ann. Inst. H. Poincaré Probab. Statist. 58(2): 1052-1077 (May 2022). DOI: 10.1214/21-AIHP1189

Abstract

Let {u(t,x)}t0,xRd denote the solution of a d-dimensional nonlinear stochastic heat equation that is driven by a Gaussian noise, white in time with a homogeneous spatial covariance that is a finite Borel measure f and satisfies Dalang’s condition. We prove two general functional central limit theorems for occupation fields of the form NdRdg(u(t,x))ψ(x/N)dx as N, where g runs over the class of Lipschitz functions on Rd and ψL2(Rd). The proof uses Poincaré-type inequalities, Malliavin calculus, compactness arguments, and Paul Lévy’s classical characterization of Brownian motion as the only mean zero, continuous Lévy process. Our result generalizes central limit theorems of Huang et al. (Stochastic Process. Appl. 131 (2020) 7170–7184; Stoch. Partial Differ. Equ., Anal. Computat. 8 (2020) 402–421) valid when g(u)=u and ψ=1[0,1]d.

Soit {u(t,x)}t0,xRd la solution d’une équation de la chaleur stochastique non-linéaire d-dimensionnelle, perturbée par un bruit gaussien, blanc en temps et avec une covariance homogène en espace donnée par une mesure de Borel finie qui satisfait la condition de Dalang. Nous démontrons deux théorèmes de la limite centrale fonctionnels pour des champs d’occupation de la forme NdRdg(u(t,x))ψ(x/N)dx quand N, où g est une function lipschitzienne sur Rd et ψL2(Rd). La preuve utilise des inegalités de type Poincaré, le calcul de Malliavin, des arguments de compacité et la caractérisation du mouvement brownien comme le seul processus de Lévy continu de moyenne nulle. Notre résultat généralise les théorèmes de la limite centrale de Huang et al (Stochastic Process. Appl. 131 (2020) 7170–7184 ; Stoch. Partial Differ. Equ., Anal. Computat. 8 (2020) 402–421) qui sont valables lorsque g(u)=u et ψ=1[0,1]d.

Funding Statement

Research supported in part by NSF grants DMS-1811181 (D.N.) and DMS-1855439 (D.K.).

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the associate editor and two referees for their valuable and useful comments.

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Le Chen. Davar Khoshnevisan. David Nualart. Fei Pu. "Central limit theorems for parabolic stochastic partial differential equations." Ann. Inst. H. Poincaré Probab. Statist. 58 (2) 1052 - 1077, May 2022. https://doi.org/10.1214/21-AIHP1189

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Received: 4 June 2020; Revised: 11 April 2021; Accepted: 6 May 2021; Published: May 2022
First available in Project Euclid: 15 May 2022

MathSciNet: MR4421618
zbMATH: 1492.60076
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/21-AIHP1189

Subjects:
Primary: 60F17 , 60H07 , 60H15

Keywords: central limit theorem , Malliavin calculus , Metric entropy , Poincaré inequalities , Stochastic heat equation

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