Functional role of synchronization: A mean-field control perspective
Optimization and Control
2025-02-04 v1 Machine Learning
Abstract
The broad goal of the research surveyed in this article is to develop methods for understanding the aggregate behavior of interconnected dynamical systems, as found in mathematical physics, neuroscience, economics, power systems and neural networks. Questions concern prediction of emergent (often unanticipated) phenomena, methods to formulate distributed control schemes to influence this behavior, and these topics prompt many other questions in the domain of learning. The area of mean field games, pioneered by Peter Caines, are well suited to addressing these topics. The approach is surveyed in the present paper within the context of controlled coupled oscillators.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2502.00590,
title = {Functional role of synchronization: A mean-field control perspective},
author = {Prashant Mehta and Sean Meyn},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.00590},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
To appear, J Syst Sci Complex