For which functions are $f(X_t)-\mathbb{E} f(X_t)$ and $g(X_t)/\,\mathbb{E} g(X_t)$ martingales?

Franziska Kühn, René L. Schilling

Published 2021-07-26Version 1

Let $X=(X_t)_{t\geq 0}$ be a one-dimensional L\'evy process such that each $X_t$ has a $C^1_b$-density w.r.t. Lebesgue measure and certain polynomial or exponential moments. We characterize all polynomially bounded functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$, and exponentially bounded functions $g:\mathbb{R}\to (0,\infty)$, such that $f(X_t)-\mathbb{E} f(X_t)$, resp. $g(X_t)/\mathbb{E} g(X_t)$, are martingales.