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Hitting time and its distribution

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0 ÷I'm reading an italian book about casual process (Probabilità e modelli aleatori of Enzo Orsingher). At pag 105 there's the probability of the stopping time $T_beta$. $$P{T_beta leq t}=P{max_{0leq sleq t} B(s) geq beta}=$$ $$=2P{B(t) geq beta} = sqrt{frac{2}{pi}} int_{frac{beta}{sqrt{t}}}^{infty} exp{-frac{w^2}{2}}dw$$ Because the book used the last result : $$P{T_beta leq t}=P{max_{0leq sleq t} B(s) geq beta}= 2P{B(t) geq beta}$$ Now I don't undersatnd why $T_beta$ has the inverse gaussian density $$f_{beta}(t)= frac{|beta|}{sqrt{2pi t^3}}expleft{-frac{beta^2}{2t}right}$$ for $t >0$. Where did it find? inverse brownian-motion stopping-times share | cite | improve this question ...