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==Introduction==

==Introduction简介==

When interpreted as time, if the index set of a stochastic process has a finite or countable number of elements, such as a finite set of numbers, the set of integers, or the natural numbers, then the stochastic process is said to be in discrete time. If the index set is some interval of the real line, then time is said to be continuous. The two types of stochastic processes are respectively referred to as discrete-time and continuous-time stochastic processes. Discrete-time stochastic processes are considered easier to study because continuous-time processes require more advanced mathematical techniques and knowledge, particularly due to the index set being uncountable. If the index set is the integers, or some subset of them, then the stochastic process can also be called a random sequence. In his work on probability Ars Conjectandi, originally published in Latin in 1713, Jakob Bernoulli used the phrase "Ars Conjectandi sive Stochastice", which has been translated to "the art of conjecturing or stochastics". This phrase was used, with reference to Bernoulli, by Ladislaus Bortkiewicz who in 1917 wrote in German the word stochastik with a sense meaning random. The term stochastic process first appeared in English in a 1934 paper by Joseph Doob. though the German term had been used earlier, for example, by Andrei Kolmogorov in 1931.

When interpreted as time, if the index set of a stochastic process has a finite or countable number of elements, such as a finite set of numbers, the set of integers, or the natural numbers, then the stochastic process is said to be in discrete time. If the index set is some interval of the real line, then time is said to be continuous. The two types of stochastic processes are respectively referred to as discrete-time and continuous-time stochastic processes. Discrete-time stochastic processes are considered easier to study because continuous-time processes require more advanced mathematical techniques and knowledge, particularly due to the index set being uncountable. If the index set is the integers, or some subset of them, then the stochastic process can also be called a random sequence. In his work on probability Ars Conjectandi, originally published in Latin in 1713, Jakob Bernoulli used the phrase "Ars Conjectandi sive Stochastice", which has been translated to "the art of conjecturing or stochastics". This phrase was used, with reference to Bernoulli, by Ladislaus Bortkiewicz who in 1917 wrote in German the word stochastik with a sense meaning random. The term stochastic process first appeared in English in a 1934 paper by Joseph Doob. though the German term had been used earlier, for example, by Andrei Kolmogorov in 1931.

A stochastic or random process can be defined as a collection of random variables that is indexed by some mathematical set, meaning that each random variable of the stochastic process is uniquely associated with an element in the set.<ref name="Parzen1999"/><ref name="GikhmanSkorokhod1969page1"/> The set used to index the random variables is called the '''index set'''. Historically, the index set was some [[subset]] of the [[real line]], such as the [[natural numbers]], giving the index set the interpretation of time.<ref name="doob1953stochasticP46to47"/> Each random variable in the collection takes values from the same [[mathematical space]] known as the '''state space'''. This state space can be, for example, the integers, the real line or <math>n</math>-dimensional Euclidean space.<ref name="doob1953stochasticP46to47"/><ref name="GikhmanSkorokhod1969page1"/> An '''increment''' is the amount that a stochastic process changes between two index values, often interpreted as two points in time.<ref name="KarlinTaylor2012page27"/><ref name="Applebaum2004page1337"/> A stochastic process can have many [[Outcome (probability)|outcomes]], due to its randomness, and a single outcome of a stochastic process is called, among other names, a '''sample function''' or '''realization'''.<ref name="Lamperti1977page1"/><ref name="RogersWilliams2000page121b"/>

A stochastic or random process can be defined as a collection of random variables that is indexed by some mathematical set, meaning that each random variable of the stochastic process is uniquely associated with an element in the set.<ref name="Parzen1999"/><ref name="GikhmanSkorokhod1969page1"/> The set used to index the random variables is called the '''index set'''. Historically, the index set was some [[subset]] of the [[real line]], such as the [[natural numbers]], giving the index set the interpretation of time.<ref name="doob1953stochasticP46to47"/> Each random variable in the collection takes values from the same [[mathematical space]] known as the '''state space'''. This state space can be, for example, the integers, the real line or <math>n</math>-dimensional Euclidean space.<ref name="doob1953stochasticP46to47"/><ref name="GikhmanSkorokhod1969page1"/> An '''increment''' is the amount that a stochastic process changes between two index values, often interpreted as two points in time.<ref name="KarlinTaylor2012page27"/><ref name="Applebaum2004page1337"/> A stochastic process can have many [[Outcome (probability)|outcomes]], due to its randomness, and a single outcome of a stochastic process is called, among other names, a '''sample function''' or '''realization'''.<ref name="Lamperti1977page1"/><ref name="RogersWilliams2000page121b"/>

 

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, early occurrences of the word random in English with its current meaning, which relates to chance or luck, date back to the 16th century, while earlier recorded usages started in the 14th century as a noun meaning "impetuosity, great speed, force, or violence (in riding, running, striking, etc.)". The word itself comes from a Middle French word meaning "speed, haste", and it is probably derived from a French verb meaning "to run" or "to gallop". The first written appearance of the term random process pre-dates stochastic process, which the Oxford English Dictionary also gives as a synonym, and was used in an article by Francis Edgeworth published in 1888.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, early occurrences of the word random in English with its current meaning, which relates to chance or luck, date back to the 16th century, while earlier recorded usages started in the 14th century as a noun meaning "impetuosity, great speed, force, or violence (in riding, running, striking, etc.)". The word itself comes from a Middle French word meaning "speed, haste", and it is probably derived from a French verb meaning "to run" or "to gallop". The first written appearance of the term random process pre-dates stochastic process, which the Oxford English Dictionary also gives as a synonym, and was used in an article by Francis Edgeworth published in 1888.

[[File:Wiener process 3d.png|thumb|right|A single computer-simulated '''sample function''' or '''realization''', among other terms, of a three-dimensional Wiener or Brownian motion process for time 0 ≤ t ≤ 2. The index set of this stochastic process is the non-negative numbers, while its state space is three-dimensional Euclidean space.]]

[[File:Wiener process 3d.png|thumb|right|A single computer-simulated '''sample function''' or '''realization''', among other terms, of a three-dimensional Wiener or Brownian motion process for time 0 ≤ t ≤ 2. The index set of this stochastic process is the non-negative numbers, while its state space is three-dimensional Euclidean space.]]

 

===Classifications分类===

===Classifications===

The definition of a stochastic process varies, but a stochastic process is traditionally defined as a collection of random variables indexed by some set. Both "collection", while instead of "index set", sometimes the terms "parameter set" though sometimes it is only used when the stochastic process takes real values. while the terms stochastic process and random process are usually used when the index set is interpreted as time, and other terms are used such as random field when the index set is <math>n</math>-dimensional Euclidean space <math>\mathbb{R}^n</math> or a manifold. <math>\{X(t)\}</math> or simply as <math>X</math> or <math>X(t)</math>, although <math>X(t)</math> is regarded as an abuse of function notation. For example, <math>X(t)</math> or <math>X_t</math> are used to refer to the random variable with the index <math>t</math>, and not the entire stochastic process. In other words, a Bernoulli process is a sequence of iid Bernoulli random variables, where each coin flip is an example of a Bernoulli trial.

The definition of a stochastic process varies, but a stochastic process is traditionally defined as a collection of random variables indexed by some set. Both "collection", while instead of "index set", sometimes the terms "parameter set" though sometimes it is only used when the stochastic process takes real values. while the terms stochastic process and random process are usually used when the index set is interpreted as time, and other terms are used such as random field when the index set is <math>n</math>-dimensional Euclidean space <math>\mathbb{R}^n</math> or a manifold. <math>\{X(t)\}</math> or simply as <math>X</math> or <math>X(t)</math>, although <math>X(t)</math> is regarded as an abuse of function notation. For example, <math>X(t)</math> or <math>X_t</math> are used to refer to the random variable with the index <math>t</math>, and not the entire stochastic process. In other words, a Bernoulli process is a sequence of iid Bernoulli random variables, where each coin flip is an example of a Bernoulli trial.

A stochastic process can be classified in different ways, for example, by its state space, its index set, or the dependence among the random variables. One common way of classification is by the [[cardinality]] of the index set and the state space.<ref name="Florescu2014page294"/><ref name="KarlinTaylor2012page26">{{cite book|author1=Samuel Karlin|author2=Howard E. Taylor|title=A First Course in Stochastic Processes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dSDxjX9nmmMC|year=2012|publisher=Academic Press|isbn=978-0-08-057041-9|page=26}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author1=Donald L. Snyder|author2=Michael I. Miller|title=Random Point Processes in Time and Space|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c_3UBwAAQBAJ|year=2012|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-1-4612-3166-0|pages=24, 25}}</ref>

A stochastic process can be classified in different ways, for example, by its state space, its index set, or the dependence among the random variables. One common way of classification is by the [[cardinality]] of the index set and the state space.<ref name="Florescu2014page294"/><ref name="KarlinTaylor2012page26">{{cite book|author1=Samuel Karlin|author2=Howard E. Taylor|title=A First Course in Stochastic Processes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dSDxjX9nmmMC|year=2012|publisher=Academic Press|isbn=978-0-08-057041-9|page=26}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author1=Donald L. Snyder|author2=Michael I. Miller|title=Random Point Processes in Time and Space|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c_3UBwAAQBAJ|year=2012|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-1-4612-3166-0|pages=24, 25}}</ref>

 

When interpreted as time, if the index set of a stochastic process has a finite or countable number of elements, such as a finite set of numbers, the set of integers, or the natural numbers, then the stochastic process is said to be in '''[[discrete time]]'''.<ref name="Billingsley2008page482"/><ref name="Borovkov2013page527">{{cite book|author=Alexander A. Borovkov|title=Probability Theory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hRk_AAAAQBAJ|year=2013|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-1-4471-5201-9|page=527}}</ref> If the index set is some interval of the real line, then time is said to be '''[[continuous time|continuous]]'''. The two types of stochastic processes are respectively referred to as '''discrete-time''' and '''[[continuous-time stochastic process]]es'''.<ref name="KarlinTaylor2012page27"/><ref name="Brémaud2014page120"/><ref name="Rosenthal2006page177">{{cite book|author=Jeffrey S Rosenthal|title=A First Look at Rigorous Probability Theory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=am1IDQAAQBAJ|year=2006|publisher=World Scientific Publishing Co Inc|isbn=978-981-310-165-4|pages=177–178}}</ref> Discrete-time stochastic processes are considered easier to study because continuous-time processes require more advanced mathematical techniques and knowledge, particularly due to the index set being uncountable.<ref name="KloedenPlaten2013page63">{{cite book|author1=Peter E. Kloeden|author2=Eckhard Platen|title=Numerical Solution of Stochastic Differential Equations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r9r6CAAAQBAJ=PA1|year=2013|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-3-662-12616-5|page=63}}</ref><ref name="Khoshnevisan2006page153">{{cite book|author=Davar Khoshnevisan|title=Multiparameter Processes: An Introduction to Random Fields|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XADpBwAAQBAJ|year=2006|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-0-387-21631-7|pages=153–155}}</ref> If the index set is the integers, or some subset of them, then the stochastic process can also be called a '''random sequence'''.<ref name="Borovkov2013page527"/>

When interpreted as time, if the index set of a stochastic process has a finite or countable number of elements, such as a finite set of numbers, the set of integers, or the natural numbers, then the stochastic process is said to be in '''[[discrete time]]'''.<ref name="Billingsley2008page482"/><ref name="Borovkov2013page527">{{cite book|author=Alexander A. Borovkov|title=Probability Theory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hRk_AAAAQBAJ|year=2013|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-1-4471-5201-9|page=527}}</ref> If the index set is some interval of the real line, then time is said to be '''[[continuous time|continuous]]'''. The two types of stochastic processes are respectively referred to as '''discrete-time''' and '''[[continuous-time stochastic process]]es'''.<ref name="KarlinTaylor2012page27"/><ref name="Brémaud2014page120"/><ref name="Rosenthal2006page177">{{cite book|author=Jeffrey S Rosenthal|title=A First Look at Rigorous Probability Theory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=am1IDQAAQBAJ|year=2006|publisher=World Scientific Publishing Co Inc|isbn=978-981-310-165-4|pages=177–178}}</ref> Discrete-time stochastic processes are considered easier to study because continuous-time processes require more advanced mathematical techniques and knowledge, particularly due to the index set being uncountable.<ref name="KloedenPlaten2013page63">{{cite book|author1=Peter E. Kloeden|author2=Eckhard Platen|title=Numerical Solution of Stochastic Differential Equations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r9r6CAAAQBAJ=PA1|year=2013|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-3-662-12616-5|page=63}}</ref><ref name="Khoshnevisan2006page153">{{cite book|author=Davar Khoshnevisan|title=Multiparameter Processes: An Introduction to Random Fields|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XADpBwAAQBAJ|year=2006|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-0-387-21631-7|pages=153–155}}</ref> If the index set is the integers, or some subset of them, then the stochastic process can also be called a '''random sequence'''.<ref name="Borovkov2013page527"/>

If the state space is the integers or natural numbers, then the stochastic process is called a '''discrete''' or '''integer-valued stochastic process'''. If the state space is the real line, then the stochastic process is referred to as a '''real-valued stochastic process''' or a '''process with continuous state space'''. If the state space is <math>n</math>-dimensional Euclidean space, then the stochastic process is called a <math>n</math>-'''dimensional vector process''' or <math>n</math>-'''vector process'''.<ref name="Florescu2014page294"/><ref name="KarlinTaylor2012page26"/>

如果状态空间是整数或自然数，则随机过程称为“离散”或“整值随机过程”。如果状态空间是实线，则随机过程被称为“实值随机过程”或“具有连续状态空间的过程”。如果状态空间是<math>n</math>-维欧几里德空间，则随机过程称为<math>n</math>-“维向量过程”或<math>n</math>—“向量过程”。<ref name=“florescu214page294”/><ref name=“KarlinTaylor2012page26”/>

Random walks are stochastic processes that are usually defined as sums of iid random variables or random vectors in Euclidean space, so they are processes that change in discrete time. But some also use the term to refer to processes that change in continuous time, particularly the Wiener process used in finance, which has led to some confusion, resulting in its criticism. There are other various types of random walks, defined so their state spaces can be other mathematical objects, such as lattices and groups, and in general they are highly studied and have many applications in different disciplines.

Random walks are stochastic processes that are usually defined as sums of iid random variables or random vectors in Euclidean space, so they are processes that change in discrete time. But some also use the term to refer to processes that change in continuous time, particularly the Wiener process used in finance, which has led to some confusion, resulting in its criticism. There are other various types of random walks, defined so their state spaces can be other mathematical objects, such as lattices and groups, and in general they are highly studied and have many applications in different disciplines.

===Etymology===

===Etymology词源学===

A classic example of a random walk is known as the simple random walk, which is a stochastic process in discrete time with the integers as the state space, and is based on a Bernoulli process, where each Bernoulli variable takes either the value positive one or negative one. In other words, the simple random walk takes place on the integers, and its value increases by one with probability, say, <math>p</math>, or decreases by one with probability <math>1-p</math>, so the index set of this random walk is the natural numbers, while its state space is the integers. If the <math>p=0.5</math>, this random walk is called a symmetric random walk.

A classic example of a random walk is known as the simple random walk, which is a stochastic process in discrete time with the integers as the state space, and is based on a Bernoulli process, where each Bernoulli variable takes either the value positive one or negative one. In other words, the simple random walk takes place on the integers, and its value increases by one with probability, say, <math>p</math>, or decreases by one with probability <math>1-p</math>, so the index set of this random walk is the natural numbers, while its state space is the integers. If the <math>p=0.5</math>, this random walk is called a symmetric random walk.

The word ''stochastic'' in [[English language|English]] was originally used as an adjective with the definition "pertaining to conjecturing", and stemming from a [[Greek language|Greek]] word meaning "to aim at a mark, guess", and the [[Oxford English Dictionary]] gives the year 1662 as its earliest occurrence.<ref name="OxfordStochastic">{{Cite OED|Stochastic}}</ref> In his work on probability ''Ars Conjectandi'', originally published in Latin in 1713, [[Jakob Bernoulli]] used the phrase "Ars Conjectandi sive Stochastice", which has been translated to "the art of conjecturing or stochastics".<ref name="Sheĭnin2006page5">{{cite book|author=O. B. Sheĭnin|title=Theory of probability and statistics as exemplified in short dictums|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XqMZAQAAIAAJ|year=2006|publisher=NG Verlag|isbn=978-3-938417-40-9|page=5}}</ref> This phrase was used, with reference to Bernoulli, by [[Ladislaus Bortkiewicz]]<ref name="SheyninStrecker2011page136">{{cite book|author1=Oscar Sheynin|author2=Heinrich Strecker|title=Alexandr A. Chuprov: Life, Work, Correspondence|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1EJZqFIGxBIC&pg=PA9|year=2011|publisher=V&R unipress GmbH|isbn=978-3-89971-812-6|page=136}}</ref> who in 1917 wrote in German the word ''stochastik'' with a sense meaning random. The term ''stochastic process'' first appeared in English in a 1934 paper by [[Joseph Doob]].<ref name="OxfordStochastic"/> For the term and a specific mathematical definition, Doob cited another 1934 paper, where the term ''stochastischer Prozeß'' was used in German by [[Aleksandr Khinchin]],<ref name="Doob1934"/><ref name="Khintchine1934">{{cite journal|last1=Khintchine|first1=A.|title=Korrelationstheorie der stationeren stochastischen Prozesse|journal=Mathematische Annalen|volume=109|issue=1|year=1934|pages=604–615|issn=0025-5831|doi=10.1007/BF01449156}}</ref> though the German term had been used earlier, for example, by Andrei Kolmogorov in 1931.<ref name="Kolmogoroff1931page1">{{cite journal|last1=Kolmogoroff|first1=A.|title=Über die analytischen Methoden in der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung|journal=Mathematische Annalen|volume=104|issue=1|year=1931|page=1|issn=0025-5831|doi=10.1007/BF01457949}}</ref>

The word ''stochastic'' in [[English language|English]] was originally used as an adjective with the definition "pertaining to conjecturing", and stemming from a [[Greek language|Greek]] word meaning "to aim at a mark, guess", and the [[Oxford English Dictionary]] gives the year 1662 as its earliest occurrence.<ref name="OxfordStochastic">{{Cite OED|Stochastic}}</ref> In his work on probability ''Ars Conjectandi'', originally published in Latin in 1713, [[Jakob Bernoulli]] used the phrase "Ars Conjectandi sive Stochastice", which has been translated to "the art of conjecturing or stochastics".<ref name="Sheĭnin2006page5">{{cite book|author=O. B. Sheĭnin|title=Theory of probability and statistics as exemplified in short dictums|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XqMZAQAAIAAJ|year=2006|publisher=NG Verlag|isbn=978-3-938417-40-9|page=5}}</ref> This phrase was used, with reference to Bernoulli, by [[Ladislaus Bortkiewicz]]<ref name="SheyninStrecker2011page136">{{cite book|author1=Oscar Sheynin|author2=Heinrich Strecker|title=Alexandr A. Chuprov: Life, Work, Correspondence|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1EJZqFIGxBIC&pg=PA9|year=2011|publisher=V&R unipress GmbH|isbn=978-3-89971-812-6|page=136}}</ref> who in 1917 wrote in German the word ''stochastik'' with a sense meaning random. The term ''stochastic process'' first appeared in English in a 1934 paper by [[Joseph Doob]].<ref name="OxfordStochastic"/> For the term and a specific mathematical definition, Doob cited another 1934 paper, where the term ''stochastischer Prozeß'' was used in German by [[Aleksandr Khinchin]],<ref name="Doob1934"/><ref name="Khintchine1934">{{cite journal|last1=Khintchine|first1=A.|title=Korrelationstheorie der stationeren stochastischen Prozesse|journal=Mathematische Annalen|volume=109|issue=1|year=1934|pages=604–615|issn=0025-5831|doi=10.1007/BF01449156}}</ref> though the German term had been used earlier, for example, by Andrei Kolmogorov in 1931.<ref name="Kolmogoroff1931page1">{{cite journal|last1=Kolmogoroff|first1=A.|title=Über die analytischen Methoden in der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung|journal=Mathematische Annalen|volume=104|issue=1|year=1931|page=1|issn=0025-5831|doi=10.1007/BF01457949}}</ref>

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, early occurrences of the word ''random'' in English with its current meaning, which relates to chance or luck, date back to the 16th century, while earlier recorded usages started in the 14th century as a noun meaning "impetuosity, great speed, force, or violence (in riding, running, striking, etc.)". The word itself comes from a Middle French word meaning "speed, haste", and it is probably derived from a French verb meaning "to run" or "to gallop". The first written appearance of the term ''random process'' pre-dates ''stochastic process'', which the Oxford English Dictionary also gives as a synonym, and was used in an article by [[Francis Edgeworth]] published in 1888.<ref name="OxfordRandom">{{Cite OED|Random}}</ref>

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, early occurrences of the word ''random'' in English with its current meaning, which relates to chance or luck, date back to the 16th century, while earlier recorded usages started in the 14th century as a noun meaning "impetuosity, great speed, force, or violence (in riding, running, striking, etc.)". The word itself comes from a Middle French word meaning "speed, haste", and it is probably derived from a French verb meaning "to run" or "to gallop". The first written appearance of the term ''random process'' pre-dates ''stochastic process'', which the Oxford English Dictionary also gives as a synonym, and was used in an article by [[Francis Edgeworth]] published in 1888.<ref name="OxfordRandom">{{Cite OED|Random}}</ref>

 

===Terminology术语===

===Terminology===

The Wiener process is a stochastic process with stationary and independent increments that are normally distributed based on the size of the increments. The Wiener process is named after Norbert Wiener, who proved its mathematical existence, but the process is also called the Brownian motion process or just Brownian motion due to its historical connection as a model for Brownian movement in liquids.

The Wiener process is a stochastic process with stationary and independent increments that are normally distributed based on the size of the increments. The Wiener process is named after Norbert Wiener, who proved its mathematical existence, but the process is also called the Brownian motion process or just Brownian motion due to its historical connection as a model for Brownian movement in liquids.

The definition of a stochastic process varies,<ref name="FristedtGray2013page580">{{cite book|author1=Bert E. Fristedt|author2=Lawrence F. Gray|title=A Modern Approach to Probability Theory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9xT3BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA716|year= 2013|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-1-4899-2837-5|page=580}}</ref> but a stochastic process is traditionally defined as a collection of random variables indexed by some set.<ref name="RogersWilliams2000page121"/><ref name="Asmussen2003page408"/> The terms ''random process'' and ''stochastic process'' are considered synonyms and are used interchangeably, without the index set being precisely specified.<ref name="Kallenberg2002page24"/><ref name="ChaumontYor2012"/><ref name="AdlerTaylor2009page7"/><ref name="Stirzaker2005page45">{{cite book|author=David Stirzaker|title=Stochastic Processes and Models|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0avUelS7e7cC|year=2005|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-856814-8|page=45}}</ref><ref name="Rosenblatt1962page91">{{cite book|author=Murray Rosenblatt|title=Random Processes|url=https://archive.org/details/randomprocesses00rose_0|url-access=registration|year=1962|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/randomprocesses00rose_0/page/91 91]}}</ref><ref name="Gubner2006page383">{{cite book|author=John A. Gubner|title=Probability and Random Processes for Electrical and Computer Engineers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pa20eZJe4LIC|year=2006|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-139-45717-0|page=383}}</ref> Both "collection",<ref name="Lamperti1977page1"/><ref name="Stirzaker2005page45"/> or "family" are used<ref name="Parzen1999"/><ref name="Ito2006page13">{{cite book|author=Kiyosi Itō|title=Essentials of Stochastic Processes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pY5_DkvI-CcC&pg=PR4|year=2006|publisher=American Mathematical Soc.|isbn=978-0-8218-3898-3|page=13}}</ref> while instead of "index set", sometimes the terms "parameter set"<ref name="Lamperti1977page1"/> or "parameter space"<ref name="AdlerTaylor2009page7"/> are used.

The definition of a stochastic process varies,<ref name="FristedtGray2013page580">{{cite book|author1=Bert E. Fristedt|author2=Lawrence F. Gray|title=A Modern Approach to Probability Theory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9xT3BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA716|year= 2013|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-1-4899-2837-5|page=580}}</ref> but a stochastic process is traditionally defined as a collection of random variables indexed by some set.<ref name="RogersWilliams2000page121"/><ref name="Asmussen2003page408"/> The terms ''random process'' and ''stochastic process'' are considered synonyms and are used interchangeably, without the index set being precisely specified.<ref name="Kallenberg2002page24"/><ref name="ChaumontYor2012"/><ref name="AdlerTaylor2009page7"/><ref name="Stirzaker2005page45">{{cite book|author=David Stirzaker|title=Stochastic Processes and Models|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0avUelS7e7cC|year=2005|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-856814-8|page=45}}</ref><ref name="Rosenblatt1962page91">{{cite book|author=Murray Rosenblatt|title=Random Processes|url=https://archive.org/details/randomprocesses00rose_0|url-access=registration|year=1962|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/randomprocesses00rose_0/page/91 91]}}</ref><ref name="Gubner2006page383">{{cite book|author=John A. Gubner|title=Probability and Random Processes for Electrical and Computer Engineers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pa20eZJe4LIC|year=2006|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-139-45717-0|page=383}}</ref> Both "collection",<ref name="Lamperti1977page1"/><ref name="Stirzaker2005page45"/> or "family" are used<ref name="Parzen1999"/><ref name="Ito2006page13">{{cite book|author=Kiyosi Itō|title=Essentials of Stochastic Processes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pY5_DkvI-CcC&pg=PR4|year=2006|publisher=American Mathematical Soc.|isbn=978-0-8218-3898-3|page=13}}</ref> while instead of "index set", sometimes the terms "parameter set"<ref name="Lamperti1977page1"/> or "parameter space"<ref name="AdlerTaylor2009page7"/> are used.

 

Realizations of Wiener processes (or Brownian motion processes) with drift () and without drift ().

Realizations of Wiener processes (or Brownian motion processes) with drift () and without drift ().

The term ''random function'' is also used to refer to a stochastic or random process,<ref name="GikhmanSkorokhod1969page1"/><ref name="Loeve1978">{{cite book|author=M. Loève|title=Probability Theory II|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1y229yBbULIC|year=1978|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-0-387-90262-3|page=163}}</ref><ref name="Brémaud2014page133">{{cite book|author=Pierre Brémaud|title=Fourier Analysis and Stochastic Processes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dP2JBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1|year=2014|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-319-09590-5|page=133}}</ref> though sometimes it is only used when the stochastic process takes real values.<ref name="Lamperti1977page1"/><ref name="Ito2006page13"/> This term is also used when the index sets are mathematical spaces other than the real line,<ref name="GikhmanSkorokhod1969page1"/><ref name="GusakKukush2010page1">{{harvtxt|Gusak|Kukush|Kulik|Mishura|2010}}, p. 1</ref> while the terms ''stochastic process'' and ''random process'' are usually used when the index set is interpreted as time,<ref name="GikhmanSkorokhod1969page1"/><ref name="GusakKukush2010page1"/><ref name="Bass2011page1">{{cite book|author=Richard F. Bass|title=Stochastic Processes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ll0T7PIkcKMC|year=2011|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-139-50147-7|page=1}}</ref> and other terms are used such as ''random field'' when the index set is <math>n</math>-dimensional Euclidean space <math>\mathbb{R}^n</math> or a [[manifold]].<ref name="GikhmanSkorokhod1969page1"/><ref name="Lamperti1977page1"/><ref name="AdlerTaylor2009page7"/>

The term ''random function'' is also used to refer to a stochastic or random process,<ref name="GikhmanSkorokhod1969page1"/><ref name="Loeve1978">{{cite book|author=M. Loève|title=Probability Theory II|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1y229yBbULIC|year=1978|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-0-387-90262-3|page=163}}</ref><ref name="Brémaud2014page133">{{cite book|author=Pierre Brémaud|title=Fourier Analysis and Stochastic Processes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dP2JBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1|year=2014|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-319-09590-5|page=133}}</ref> though sometimes it is only used when the stochastic process takes real values.<ref name="Lamperti1977page1"/><ref name="Ito2006page13"/> This term is also used when the index sets are mathematical spaces other than the real line,<ref name="GikhmanSkorokhod1969page1"/><ref name="GusakKukush2010page1">{{harvtxt|Gusak|Kukush|Kulik|Mishura|2010}}, p. 1</ref> while the terms ''stochastic process'' and ''random process'' are usually used when the index set is interpreted as time,<ref name="GikhmanSkorokhod1969page1"/><ref name="GusakKukush2010page1"/><ref name="Bass2011page1">{{cite book|author=Richard F. Bass|title=Stochastic Processes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ll0T7PIkcKMC|year=2011|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-139-50147-7|page=1}}</ref> and other terms are used such as ''random field'' when the index set is <math>n</math>-dimensional Euclidean space <math>\mathbb{R}^n</math> or a [[manifold]].<ref name="GikhmanSkorokhod1969page1"/><ref name="Lamperti1977page1"/><ref name="AdlerTaylor2009page7"/>

 

Playing a central role in the theory of probability, the Wiener process is often considered the most important and studied stochastic process, with connections to other stochastic processes. Its index set and state space are the non-negative numbers and real numbers, respectively, so it has both continuous index set and states space. But the process can be defined more generally so its state space can be <math>n</math>-dimensional Euclidean space. If the mean of any increment is zero, then the resulting Wiener or Brownian motion process is said to have zero drift. If the mean of the increment for any two points in time is equal to the time difference multiplied by some constant <math> \mu</math>, which is a real number, then the resulting stochastic process is said to have drift <math> \mu</math>.

Playing a central role in the theory of probability, the Wiener process is often considered the most important and studied stochastic process, with connections to other stochastic processes. Its index set and state space are the non-negative numbers and real numbers, respectively, so it has both continuous index set and states space. But the process can be defined more generally so its state space can be <math>n</math>-dimensional Euclidean space. If the mean of any increment is zero, then the resulting Wiener or Brownian motion process is said to have zero drift. If the mean of the increment for any two points in time is equal to the time difference multiplied by some constant <math> \mu</math>, which is a real number, then the resulting stochastic process is said to have drift <math> \mu</math>.

在概率论中起着核心作用的维纳过程，通常被认为是最重要的和研究过的随机过程过程，与其他随机过程有联系。它的索引集和状态空间分别为非负数和实数，因此它既有连续索引集又有状态空间。但是这个过程可以定义得更广泛，因此它的状态空间可以是维的欧氏空间。如果任何增量的平均值为零，那么由此产生的 Wiener 或 Brownian 运动过程称为零漂过程。如果任意两个时间点的增量的平均值等于时间差乘以某个常数，即一个实数，那么得到的随机过程就是漂移。

在概率论中起着核心作用的维纳过程，通常被认为是最重要的和研究过的随机过程过程，与其他随机过程有联系。它的索引集和状态空间分别为非负数和实数，因此它既有连续索引集又有状态空间。但是这个过程可以定义得更广泛，因此它的状态空间可以是维的欧氏空间。如果任何增量的平均值为零，那么由此产生的 Wiener 或 Brownian 运动过程称为零漂过程。如果任意两个时间点的增量的平均值等于时间差乘以某个常数，即一个实数，那么得到的随机过程就是漂移。

===Notation===

===Notation符号===

A stochastic process can be denoted, among other ways, by <math>\{X(t)\}_{t\in T} </math>,<ref name="Brémaud2014page120"/> <math>\{X_t\}_{t\in T} </math>,<ref name="Asmussen2003page408"/> <math>\{X_t\}</math><ref name="Lamperti1977page3">,{{cite book|author=John Lamperti|title=Stochastic processes: a survey of the mathematical theory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pd4cvgAACAAJ|year=1977|publisher=Springer-Verlag|isbn=978-3-540-90275-1|page=3}}</ref> <math>\{X(t)\}</math> or simply as <math>X</math> or <math>X(t)</math>, although <math>X(t)</math> is regarded as an [[abuse of notation#Function notation|abuse of function notation]].<ref name="Klebaner2005page55">{{cite book|author=Fima C. Klebaner|title=Introduction to Stochastic Calculus with Applications|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JYzW0uqQxB0C|year=2005|publisher=Imperial College Press|isbn=978-1-86094-555-7|page=55}}</ref> For example, <math>X(t)</math> or <math>X_t</math> are used to refer to the random variable with the index <math>t</math>, and not the entire stochastic process.<ref name="Lamperti1977page3"/> If the index set is <math>T=[0,\infty)</math>, then one can write, for example, <math>(X_t , t \geq 0)</math> to denote the stochastic process.<ref name="ChaumontYor2012"/>

A stochastic process can be denoted, among other ways, by <math>\{X(t)\}_{t\in T} </math>,<ref name="Brémaud2014page120"/> <math>\{X_t\}_{t\in T} </math>,<ref name="Asmussen2003page408"/> <math>\{X_t\}</math><ref name="Lamperti1977page3">,{{cite book|author=John Lamperti|title=Stochastic processes: a survey of the mathematical theory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pd4cvgAACAAJ|year=1977|publisher=Springer-Verlag|isbn=978-3-540-90275-1|page=3}}</ref> <math>\{X(t)\}</math> or simply as <math>X</math> or <math>X(t)</math>, although <math>X(t)</math> is regarded as an [[abuse of notation#Function notation|abuse of function notation]].<ref name="Klebaner2005page55">{{cite book|author=Fima C. Klebaner|title=Introduction to Stochastic Calculus with Applications|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JYzW0uqQxB0C|year=2005|publisher=Imperial College Press|isbn=978-1-86094-555-7|page=55}}</ref> For example, <math>X(t)</math> or <math>X_t</math> are used to refer to the random variable with the index <math>t</math>, and not the entire stochastic process.<ref name="Lamperti1977page3"/> If the index set is <math>T=[0,\infty)</math>, then one can write, for example, <math>(X_t , t \geq 0)</math> to denote the stochastic process.<ref name="ChaumontYor2012"/>

Almost surely, a sample path of a Wiener process is continuous everywhere but nowhere differentiable. It can be considered as a continuous version of the simple random walk. The process arises as the mathematical limit of other stochastic processes such as certain random walks rescaled, which is the subject of Donsker's theorem or invariance principle, also known as the functional central limit theorem.

Almost surely, a sample path of a Wiener process is continuous everywhere but nowhere differentiable. It can be considered as a continuous version of the simple random walk. The process arises as the mathematical limit of other stochastic processes such as certain random walks rescaled, which is the subject of Donsker's theorem or invariance principle, also known as the functional central limit theorem.

几乎可以肯定，Wiener 过程的样本路径在任何地方都是连续的，但是没有可微的地方。它可以看作是简单随机游动的连续形式。这个过程作为其他随机过程的数学极限出现，例如某些随机游动的重新标度，这是 Donsker 定理或不变性原理的主题，也被称为函数中心极限定理。

几乎可以肯定，Wiener 过程的样本路径在任何地方都是连续的，但是没有可微的地方。它可以看作是简单随机游动的连续形式。这个过程作为其他随机过程的数学极限出现，例如某些随机游动的重新标度，这是 Donsker 定理或不变性原理的主题，也被称为函数中心极限定理。

==Examples==

==Examples==