We introduce a reinforcement learning method for a class of non-Markov systems; our approach extends the actor-critic framework given by Rose et al. [New J. Phys. 23 013013 (2021)] for obtaining scaled cumulant generating functions characterizing the fluctuations. The actor-critic is implemented using neural networks; a particular innovation in our method is the use of an additional neural policy for processing memory variables. We demonstrate results for current fluctuations in various memory-dependent models with special focus on semi-Markov systems where the dynamics is controlled by nonexponential interevent waiting time distributions.
@article{arxiv.2501.12333,
title = {Towards neural reinforcement learning for large deviations in nonequilibrium systems with memory},
author = {Venkata D. Pamulaparthy and Rosemary J. Harris},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.12333},
year = {2026}
}