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If $f(x)$ is Gaussian process, i.e.,

$$ f(x) = GP [m(x), \kappa(x, x')] $$

can we say anything about the distribution of the integral of the exponential of this, i.e.,

$$ F = \int e^{f(x)} dx $$

or, if it's more helpful, the logarithm $ln[F]$?


This previous post uses the Riemann sum to show the distribution of the integral of a Gaussian process is Gaussian, though I've had no luck applying the same idea to the above problem. This post discusses a similar problem but for the complex case. A paper linked in that post discusses the distribution of $\int_0^T exp(u X(t)) dt$ where $X(t)$ is Brownian motion, though I'm not sure I understand the connection between Gaussian processes and Brownian motion enough for this to help.

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    A hint. If $f(x)$ is Gaussian, $exp(f(x))$ is lognormal. An integral is a sum. What is the distribution of the sum of lognormal variables? – Fabio Dec 15 '17 at 16:48

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