Abstract
We discuss a method of constructing solutions of the initial value problem for diffusion-type equations in terms of solutions of certain Riccati and Ermakov-type systems. A nonautonomous Burgers-type equation is also considered. Examples include, but are not limited to the Fokker-Planck equation in physics, the Black-Scholes equation and the Hull-White model in finance.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 96-118 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Mathematics |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2014 |
Keywords
- Autonomous and nonautonomous Burgers equations
- Black-Scholes equation
- Diffusion-type equations
- Ermakov equation and Ermakov-type system
- Fokker-Planck equation
- Fundamental solution
- Green's function
- Riccati equation and Riccati-type system
- The Hull-White model
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematics(all)