Nonsymmetric Markov processes and hypothesis (H) (Q1109424)

Let \((P_ t)\) (resp. U r) be the transition function (resp. resolvent) of a Hunt process X in duality with a second Hunt process \(\hat X,\) whose transition function (resp. resolvent) is denoted by (\^P\({}_ t)\) (resp. \(\hat U\) r). The reference measure \(d\zeta\) is defined on a LCD space E. The aim of the paper under review is to give analytical conditions which assure the Hunt's hypothesis (H): every semi-polar set is polar. The conditions given by the authors are the following: For each \(r>0\), U r and \(\hat U\) r commute (considered as operators on L 2(d\(\zeta)\), and \[ \forall f\in L\quad 2(d\zeta),\quad (U\quad 1U\quad 1f,f)>-\epsilon \| U\quad 1f\| \quad 2, \] where (.,.) and \(\|.\|\) denote the inner product and norm in L 2, respectively. In the particular case of a Lévy process, the above mentioned conditions are equivalent to the fact that the real part of the Lévy- Khinchin exponent dominates a multiple of the imaginary part. The standard methods of Dirichlet spaces of symmetric processes are used.