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Singular Perturbations of Nonlocal HJB Equations in Multiscale Stochastic Control

Optimization and Control 2025-11-11 v3

Abstract

This paper investigates a class of multiscale stochastic control problems driven by α\alpha-stable L\'evy noises, where the controlled dynamics evolve across separate slow and fast time scales. The associated value functions are governed by a family of nonlocal Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equations subject to singular perturbations. By employing the perturbed test function method, we carefully analyze this singular perturbation problem and derive a limiting effective equation as the time-scale separation parameter ε\varepsilon approaches zero. This limiting equation characterizes the value function of the averaged control problem, thereby establishing a rigorous averaging principle for the original multiscale system. The effective Hamiltonian-along with the corresponding averaged control problem is obtained by averaging with respect to the invariant measure of the fast process. Moreover, we provide a probabilistic proof of convergence and establish an explicit convergence rate for the value functions.

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@article{arxiv.2410.22141,
  title  = {Singular Perturbations of Nonlocal HJB Equations in Multiscale Stochastic Control},
  author = {Qi Zhang and Yanjie Zhang and Ao Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.22141},
  year   = {2025}
}