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Comparison theorems for mean-field BSDEs whose generators depend on the law of the solution $(Y,Z)$

Probability 2024-06-04 v1

Abstract

For general mean-field backward stochastic differential equations (BSDEs) it is well-known that we usually do not have the comparison theorem if the coefficients depend on the law of ZZ-component of the solution process (Y,Z)(Y, Z). A natural question is whether general mean-field BSDEs whose coefficients depend on the law of ZZ have the comparison theorem for some cases. In this paper we establish the comparison theorems for one-dimensional mean-field BSDEs whose coefficients also depend on the joint law of the solution process (Y,Z)(Y,Z). With the help of Malliavin calculus and a BMO martingale argument, we obtain two comparison theorems for different cases and a strong comparison result. In particular, in this framework, we compare not only the first component YY of the solution (Y,Z)(Y,Z) for such mean-field BSDEs, but also the second component ZZ.

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@article{arxiv.2406.00286,
  title  = {Comparison theorems for mean-field BSDEs whose generators depend on the law of the solution $(Y,Z)$},
  author = {Juan Li and Zhanxin Li and Chuanzhi Xing},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.00286},
  year   = {2024}
}