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Sur une conjecture de M. Kac

  • J. -F. Le Gall1 

Probability Theory and Related Fields volume 78, pages 389–402 (1988)Cite this article

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We consider the following heat conduction problem. Let K be a compact set in Euclidean space ℝ3. Suppose that K is held at the temperature 1, while the surrounding medium is at the temperature 0 at time 0. Following Spitzer we investigate the asymptotic behaviour of the integral E K (t) which represents the total energy flow in time t from the set K to the surrounding medium ℝ3−K. An asymptotic expansion is given for E K (t) which refines a theorem due to Spitzer. This expansion also verifies and improves a formal calculation of Kac. Similar results are proved in higher dimensions. Up to the constant m(K), the quantity E K (t) can be interpreted as the expected value of the volume of the Wiener sausage associated with K and a d-dimensional Brownian motion. This point of view both plays a major role in the proofs and leads to a probabilistic interpretation of the different terms of the expansion.

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  1. Laboratoire de Probabilités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4, Place Jussieu, Tour 56-66, F-75252, Paris Cedex 05, France

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Le Gall, J.F. Sur une conjecture de M. Kac. Probab. Th. Rel. Fields 78, 389–402 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00334202

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  • Received: 30 March 1987

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00334202

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