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For an infinite-horizon control problem, the optimal control can be represented by the stable manifold of the characteristic Hamiltonian system of Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equation in a semiglobal domain. In this paper, we first…
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We address the crucial yet underexplored stability properties of the Hamilton--Jacobi--Bellman (HJB) equation in model-free reinforcement learning contexts, specifically for Lipschitz continuous optimal control problems. We bridge the gap…
We develop and study an asymptotic-preserving (AP) numerical scheme for a linear kinetic equation in a large deviation regime. After applying a Hopf-Cole transform to the distribution function, the system exhibits the behavior of rare…
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We propose a high order numerical homogenization method for dissipative ordinary differential equations (ODEs) containing two time scales. Essentially, only first order homogenized model globally in time can be derived. To achieve a high…
Optimal control problems are crucial in various domains, including path planning, robotics, and humanoid control, demonstrating their broad applicability. The connection between optimal control and Hamilton-Jacobi (HJ) partial differential…
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We present a Hermite interpolation based partial differential equation solver for Hamilton-Jacobi equations. Many Hamilton-Jacobi equations have a nonlinear dependency on the gradient, which gives rise to discontinuities in the derivatives…
Sharp temporal decay estimates are established for the gradient and time derivative of solutions to a viscous Hamilton-Jacobi equation as well the associated Hamilton-Jacobi equation. Special care is given to the dependence of the estimates…
Computing optimal feedback controls for nonlinear systems generally requires solving Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equations, which are notoriously difficult when the state dimension is large. Existing strategies for high-dimensional…