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Social Optima of Linear Forward-Backward Stochastic System

Optimization and Control 2024-04-30 v1

Abstract

A linear quadratic (LQ) stochastic optimization system involving large population, which is driven by forward-backward stochastic differential equation (FBSDE), is investigated in this paper. Agents cooperate with each other to minimize the so-called social objective, which is rather different from mean field (MF) game. Employing forward-backward person-by-person optimality principle, we derive an auxiliary LQ control problem by decentralized information. A decentralized strategy is obtained by virtue of an MF-type forward-backward stochastic differential equation consistency condition. Applying Riccati equation decoupling method, we solve the consistency condition system. We also verify the asymptotic social optimality in this framework.

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@article{arxiv.2404.18561,
  title  = {Social Optima of Linear Forward-Backward Stochastic System},
  author = {Guangchen Wang and Shujun Wang and Jie Xiong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.18561},
  year   = {2024}
}

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30 pages

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