Base c making a Poisson exponential a martingale
Question
Let be a Poisson process of rate . For a constant define . For which value of is a martingale?
Short answer
. By independent increments, , using the Poisson generating function . This equals for all only when .
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- Defining the Poisson Process: Three Equivalent Constructions
- Markov Chains — Transition Matrices and the Markov Property
- Exit Distributions and Exit Times
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