Markov processes with identical bridges

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Abstract: Let X and Y be time-homogeneous Markov processes with common state space E, and assume that the transition kernels of X and Y admit densities with respect to suitable reference measures. We show that if there is a time t>0 such that, for each xin E, the conditional distribution of (X_s)_{0 < s < t}, given X_0 = x = X_t, coincides with the conditional distribution of (Y_s)_{0 < s < t}, given Y_0 = x = Y_t, then the infinitesimal generators of X and Y are related by [L^Y]f = psi^{-1}[L^X](psi f)-lambda f, where psi is an eigenfunction of L^X with eigenvalue lambda. Under an additional continuity hypothesis, the same conclusion obtains assuming merely that X and Y share a ``bridge law for one triple (x,t,y). Our work entends and clarifies a recent result of I. Benjamini and S. Lee.









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