Large deviations asymptotics and the spectral theory of multiplicatively regular Markov processes

Details Large deviations asymptotics and the spectral theory of multiplicatively regular Markov processes Large deviations asymptotics and the spectral theory of multiplicatively regular Markov processes

2005-09-14

arxiv.org/abs/math/0509310v1

Electronic J. of Probab., vol. 10, paper 3, pp. 61-123, February 2005

Mathematics

Probability

63 pages

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We continue the investigation of the spectral theory and exponential asymptotics of Markov processes, following Kontoyiannis and Meyn (2003). We introduce a new family of nonlinear Lyapunov drift criteria, characterizing distinct subclasses of geometrically ergodic Markov processes in terms of inequalities for the nonlinear generator. We concentrate on the class of "multiplicatively regular" Markov processes, characterized via conditions similar to (but weaker than) those of Donsker-Varadhan. For any such process {Phi(t)} with transition kernel P on a general state space, the following are obtained. 1. SPECTRAL THEORY: For a large class of functionals F, the kernel Phat(x,dy) = e^{F(x)}P(x,dy) has a discrete spectrum in an appropriately defined Banach space. There exists a "maximal" solution to the "multiplicative Poisson equation," defined as the eigenvalue problem for Phat. Regularity properties are established for \Lambda(F) = \log(\lambda), where \lambda is the maximal eigenvalue, and for its convex dual. 2. MULTIPLICATIVE MEAN ERGODIC THEOREM: The normalized mean E_x[\exp(S_t)] of the exponential of the partial sums {S_t} of the process with respect to any one of the above functionals F, converges to the maximal eigenfunction. 3. MULTIPLICATIVE REGULARITY: The drift criterion under which our results are derived is equivalent to the existence of regeneration times with finite exponential moments for {S_t}. 4. LARGE DEVIATIONS: The sequence of empirical measures of {Phi(t)} satisfies an LDP in a topology finer than the \tau-topology. The rate function is \Lambda^* and it coincides with the Donsker-Varadhan rate function. 5. EXACTR LARGE DEVIATIONS: The partial sums {S_t} satisfy an exact LD expansion, analogous to that obtained for independent random variables.

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