Using an approach based on the Cameron-Martin-Girsanov theorem, we obtain a Taylor expansion for the probability that Brownian motion hits a smooth nonlinear boundary which grows at a suitable rate. The structure and probabilistic meaning of the terms in the expansion are studied in some detail.
@article{1171290399,
author = {Hobson, David G. and Williams, David and Wood, Andrew T.A.},
title = {Taylor expansions of curve-crossing probabilities},
journal = {Bernoulli},
volume = {5},
number = {6},
year = {1999},
pages = { 779-795},
language = {en},
url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/1171290399}
}
Hobson, David G.; Williams, David; Wood, Andrew T.A. Taylor expansions of curve-crossing probabilities. Bernoulli, Tome 5 (1999) no. 6, pp. 779-795. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1171290399/