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A description based on optimal transport for a class of stochastic McKean-Vlasov control problems

Probability 2024-05-22 v1 Analysis of PDEs Optimization and Control

Abstract

We study the convergence of an NN-particle Markovian controlled system to the solution of a family of stochastic McKean-Vlasov control problems, either with a finite horizon or Schr\"odinger type cost functional. Specifically, under suitable assumptions, we prove the convergence of the value functions, the fixed-time probability distributions, and the relative entropy of their path-space probability laws. These proofs are based on a Benamou-Brenier type reformulation of the problem and a superposition principle, both of which are tools from the theory of optimal transport.

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@article{arxiv.2405.12960,
  title  = {A description based on optimal transport for a class of stochastic McKean-Vlasov control problems},
  author = {Francesco C. De Vecchi and Chiara Rigoni},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.12960},
  year   = {2024}
}

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