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An algebraic convergence rate for the optimal control of McKean-Vlasov dynamics

Optimization and Control 2023-01-09 v2

Abstract

We establish an algebraic rate of convergence in the large number of players limit of the value functions of N-particle stochastic control problems towards the value function of the corresponding McKean-Vlasov problem also known as mean field control. The rate is obtained in the presence of both idiosyncratic and common noises and in a setting where the value function for the McKean-Vlasov problem need not be smooth. Our approach relies crucially on uniform in N Lipschitz and semi-concavity estimates for the N-particle value functions as well as a certain concentration inequality.

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@article{arxiv.2203.14554,
  title  = {An algebraic convergence rate for the optimal control of McKean-Vlasov dynamics},
  author = {Pierre Cardaliaguet and Samuel Daudin and Joe Jackson and Panagiotis Souganidis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.14554},
  year   = {2023}
}