Local Skorokhod topology on the space of cadlag processes

Abstract

We modify the global Skorokhod topology, on the space of cadlag paths, by localising with respect to space variable, in order to include the eventual explosions. The tightness of families of probability measures on the paths space endowed with this local Skorokhod topology is studied and a characterization of Aldous type is obtained. The local and global Skorokhod topologies are compared by using a time change transformation. A number of results in the paper should play an important role when studying L\'evy-type processes with unbounded coefficients by martingale problem approach.