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On existence of a dual semigroup

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Séminaire de Probabilités XXVI

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We establish the existence of a sub-Markov semigroup in a Borel state space, which is in duality to a given sub-Markov semigroup with respect to a given excessive measure. The only assumption is that the initial semigroup is normal and separates points.

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Jacques Azéma Marc Yor Paul André Meyer

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Kuznetsov, S.E. (1992). On existence of a dual semigroup. In: Azéma, J., Yor, M., Meyer, P.A. (eds) Séminaire de Probabilités XXVI. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1526. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0084337

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