Harnack Inequalities for Jump Processes

Abstract

We consider a class of pure jump Markov processes in R d whose jump kernels are comparable to those of symmetric stable processes. We establish a Harnack inequality for nonnegative functions that are harmonic with respect to these processes. We also establish regularity for the solutions to certain integral equations.

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Bass, R.F., Levin, D.A. Harnack Inequalities for Jump Processes. Potential Analysis 17, 375–388 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016378210944

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  • Harnack inequality
  • jump processes
  • stable processes
  • Lévy systems
  • integral equations