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In this paper, we first establish the dynamic programming principle for stochastic optimal control problems defined on compact Riemannian manifolds without boundary. Subsequently, we derive the associated Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB)…

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We study the properties of the value function associated with an optimal control problem with uncertainties, known as average or Riemann-Stieltjes problem. Uncertainties are assumed to belong to a compact metric probability space, and…

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