Euclidean Quantum Mechanics and Universal Nonlinear Filtering

An important problem in applied science is the continuous nonlinear filtering problem, i.e., the estimation of a Langevin state that is observed indirectly. In this paper, it is shown that Euclidean quantum mechanics is closely related to the continuous nonlinear filtering problem. The key is the co...

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Main Author: Bhashyam Balaji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-02-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/11/1/42/
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Summary:An important problem in applied science is the continuous nonlinear filtering problem, i.e., the estimation of a Langevin state that is observed indirectly. In this paper, it is shown that Euclidean quantum mechanics is closely related to the continuous nonlinear filtering problem. The key is the configuration space Feynman path integral representation of the fundamental solution of a Fokker-Planck type of equation termed the Yau Equation of continuous-continuous filtering. A corollary is the equivalence between nonlinear filtering problem and a time-varying Schr¨odinger equation.
ISSN:1099-4300