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Feynman-Kac Theorem

Theorem7.2Feynman-Kac formula

The solution to βˆ‚uβˆ‚t+Luβˆ’ru+f=0\frac{\partial u}{\partial t} + Lu - ru + f = 0 with terminal condition u(T,x)=g(x)u(T,x) = g(x), where LL is the generator of the SDE dXt=b(Xt)dt+Οƒ(Xt)dBtdX_t = b(X_t) dt + \sigma(X_t) dB_t, is:

u(t,x)=E[eβˆ’βˆ«tTr(Xs)dsg(XT)+∫tTeβˆ’βˆ«tsr(Xu)duf(Xs)ds∣Xt=x].u(t,x) = \mathbb{E}\left[e^{-\int_t^T r(X_s) ds} g(X_T) + \int_t^T e^{-\int_t^s r(X_u) du} f(X_s) ds \mid X_t = x\right].

This formula is fundamental to mathematical finance (Black-Scholes pricing) and quantum mechanics (Feynman path integrals).