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On the policy improvement algorithm for ergodic risk-sensitive control

Optimization and Control 2021-01-01 v3 Probability

Abstract

In this article we consider the ergodic risk-sensitive control problem for a large class of multidimensional controlled diffusions on the whole space. We study the minimization and maximization problems under either a blanket stability hypothesis, or a near-monotone assumption on the running cost. We establish the convergence of the policy improvement algorithm for these models. We also present a more general result concerning the region of attraction of the equilibrium of the algorithm.

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@article{arxiv.1912.04568,
  title  = {On the policy improvement algorithm for ergodic risk-sensitive control},
  author = {Ari Arapostathis and Anup Biswas and Somnath Pradhan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.04568},
  year   = {2021}
}

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20 pages

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