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Penalisation of Two-Dimensional Brownian Motion

Aug 2026 · 0 citations · 9 references
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Abstract

We study a penalisation problem for two-dimensional Brownian motion. Starting from the Wiener measure, we consider a family of probability measures obtained by weighting paths by a nonnegative functional $F_t$ depending on $t \geq 0$, $F_t$ being measurable with respect to the $\sigma$-algebra generated by the path up to time $t$. Under suitable assumptions on the penalisation process, we establish the weak convergence of these measures when $t \rightarrow \infty$. The limiting law is identified explicitly in terms of a $\sigma-$finite measure $\mathbf{W}^{(2)}$, which admits a path decomposition involving the last hitting time of a circle. This decomposition plays a central role in the analysis and yields a martingale representation of the limiting measure. where ordering and local time techniques are no longer available. The proofs rely on Laplace transform methods and Tauberian theorems, which replace excursion-theoretic tools and allow a precise identification of the limiting measure and its structural properties.

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