Exact simulation of the first-passage time of SDEs to time-dependent thresholds

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Autores principales: Khurana, Devika, Desmettre, Sascha, Buckwar, Evelyn
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author Khurana, Devika
Desmettre, Sascha
Buckwar, Evelyn
author_facet Khurana, Devika
Desmettre, Sascha
Buckwar, Evelyn
contents The first-passage time (FPT) is a fundamental concept in stochastic processes, representing the time it takes for a process to reach a specified threshold for the first time. Often, considering a time-dependent threshold is essential for accurately modeling stochastic processes, as it provides a more accurate and adaptable framework. In this paper, we extend an existing Exact simulation method developed for constant thresholds to handle time-dependent thresholds. Our proposed approach utilizes the FPT of Brownian motion and accepts it for the FPT of a given process with some probability, which is determined using Girsanov's transformation. This method eliminates the need to simulate entire paths over specific time intervals, avoids time-discretization errors, and directly simulates the first-passage time. We present results demonstrating the method's effectiveness, including the extension to time-dependent thresholds, an analysis of its time complexity, comparisons with existing methods through numerical examples, and its application to predicting spike times in a neuron.
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spellingShingle Exact simulation of the first-passage time of SDEs to time-dependent thresholds
Khurana, Devika
Desmettre, Sascha
Buckwar, Evelyn
Probability
Numerical Analysis
37M05, 65C30, 60G05, 60H35, 68Q87, 92C20
The first-passage time (FPT) is a fundamental concept in stochastic processes, representing the time it takes for a process to reach a specified threshold for the first time. Often, considering a time-dependent threshold is essential for accurately modeling stochastic processes, as it provides a more accurate and adaptable framework. In this paper, we extend an existing Exact simulation method developed for constant thresholds to handle time-dependent thresholds. Our proposed approach utilizes the FPT of Brownian motion and accepts it for the FPT of a given process with some probability, which is determined using Girsanov's transformation. This method eliminates the need to simulate entire paths over specific time intervals, avoids time-discretization errors, and directly simulates the first-passage time. We present results demonstrating the method's effectiveness, including the extension to time-dependent thresholds, an analysis of its time complexity, comparisons with existing methods through numerical examples, and its application to predicting spike times in a neuron.
title Exact simulation of the first-passage time of SDEs to time-dependent thresholds
topic Probability
Numerical Analysis
37M05, 65C30, 60G05, 60H35, 68Q87, 92C20
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.13060