<P>FROM THE REVIEWS: "THIS BOOK IS AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION OF THE APPLICATION OF MARTINGALE THEORY TO THE THEORY OF MARKOV PROCESSES, ESPECIALLY MULTIDIMENSIONAL DIFFUSIONS. [...] THIS MONOGRAPH CAN BE RECOMMENDED TO GRADUATE STUDENTS AND RESEARCH WORKERS BUT ALSO TO ALL INTERESTED IN MARKOV PROCESSES FROM A MORE THEORETICAL POINT OF VIEW." MATHEMATISCHE OPERATIONSFORSCHUNG UND STATISTIK</P>
From the reviews: "This book is an excellent presentation of the application of martingale theory to the theory of Markov processes, especially multidimensional diffusions. [...] This monograph can be recommended to graduate students and research workers but also to all interested in Markov processes from a more theoretical point of view." Mathematische Operationsforschung und Statistik