Mean-square random invariant manifolds for stochastic differential equations

Abstract

We develop a theory of mean-square random invariant manifolds for mean-square random dynamical systems generated by stochastic differential equations. This theory is applicable to stochastic partial differential equations driven by nonlinear noise. The existence of mean-square random invariant unstable manifolds is proved by the Lyapunov-Perron method based on a backward stochastic differential equation involving the conditional expectation with respect to a filtration. The existence of mean-square random stable invariant sets is also established but the existence of mean-square random stable invariant manifolds remains open.