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Mean-field stochastic linear quadratic control problem with random coefficients

Optimization and Control 2025-05-28 v6

Abstract

In this paper, we first prove that the mean-field stochastic linear quadratic (MFSLQ for short) control problem with random coefficients has a unique optimal control and derive a preliminary stochastic maximum principle to characterize this optimal control by an optimality system. However, because of the term of the form E[A1()Y()]\mathbb{E}[A_1(\cdot)^\top Y(\cdot)] in the adjoint equation, which cannot be represented in the form E[A1()]E[Y()]\mathbb{E}[A_1(\cdot)^\top]\mathbb{E} [Y(\cdot)] , we cannot solve this optimality system explicitly. To this end, we decompose the MFSLQ control problem into two problems without the mean-field terms, and one of them is a constrained problem. The constrained SLQ control problem is solved explicitly by an extended LaGrange multiplier method developed in this article.

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@article{arxiv.2406.04621,
  title  = {Mean-field stochastic linear quadratic control problem with random coefficients},
  author = {Jie Xiong and Wen Xu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.04621},
  year   = {2025}
}
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