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In the paper, we consider a path-dependent Hamilton-Jacobi equation with coinvariant derivatives over the space of continuous functions. Such equations arise from optimal control problems and differential games for time-delay systems. We…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-04-25 Mikhail Gomoyunov , Anton Plaksin

We study a second order BDF (Backward Differentiation Formula) scheme for the numerical approximation of parabolic HJB (Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman) equations. The scheme under consideration is implicit, non-monotone, and second order accurate…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-02-21 Olivier Bokanowski , Athena Picarelli , Christoph Reisinger

Here, we study quantitative homogenization of first-order convex Hamilton-Jacobi equations with $(u/\varepsilon)$-periodic Hamiltonians which typically appear in dislocation dynamics. Firstly, we establish the optimal convergence rate by…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-07-02 Hiroyoshi Mitake , Panrui Ni , Hung V. Tran

The monotonicity and stability of difference schemes for, in general, hyperbolic systems of conservation laws with source terms are studied. The basic approach is to investigate the stability and monotonicity of a non-linear scheme in terms…

Computational Physics · Physics 2008-11-04 V. S. Borisov , M. Mond

In this paper, we consider the following Hamilton-Jacobi equation with initial condition: \begin{equation*} \begin{cases} \partial_tu(x,t)+H(x,t,u(x,t),\partial_xu(x,t))=0, u(x,0)=\phi(x). \end{cases} \end{equation*} Under some assumptions…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2014-03-18 Lin Wang , Jun Yan

We consider a convexity constrained Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman-type obstacle problem for the value function of a zero-sum differential game with asymmetric information. We propose a convexity-preserving probabilistic numerical scheme for the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-03-26 Ľubomír Baňas , Giorgio Ferrari , Tsiry A. Randrianasolo

The aim of this article is twofold. First, we develop a unified framework for viscosity solutions to both first-order Hamilton-Jacobi equations and semilinear Hamilton-Jacobi equations driven by the idiosyncratic operator, defined on the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-01-22 Giacomo Ceccherini Silberstein , Daniela Tonon

Stochastic optimal principle leads to the resolution of a partial differential equation (PDE), namely the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equation. In general, this equation cannot be solved analytically, thus numerical algorithms are the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-09-14 Christelle Dleuna Nyoumbi , Antoine Tambue

We propose a new numerical approach to compute nonclassical solutions to hyperbolic conservation laws. The class of finite difference schemes presented here is fully conservative and keep nonclassical shock waves as sharp interfaces,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-10-01 Benjamin Boutin , Christophe Chalons , Frederic Lagoutiere , Philippe G. LeFloch

We consider the stationary Hamilton-Jacobi equation where the dynamics can vanish at some points, the cost function is strictly positive and is allowed to be discontinuous. More precisely, we consider special class of discontinuities for…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-01-09 Adriano Festa , Maurizio Falcone

We study a selection problem for degenerate viscous Hamilton--Jacobi equations with convex Hamiltonians, in which the approximation procedure combines a nonlinear discounted approximation with a small potential perturbation. A key question…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-05-14 Qinbo Chen , Zhi-Xiang Zhu

We present difference schemes for stochastic transport equations with low-regularity velocity fields. We establish $L^2$ stability and convergence of the difference approximations under conditions that are less strict than those required…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-01-27 Ulrik S. Fjordholm , Kenneth H. Karlsen , Peter H. C. Pang

This paper investigates the convergence properties of the upwind difference scheme for the Hamilton--Jacobi--Bellman (HJB) equation, a central partial differential equation in optimal control theory. First, assuming the existence of a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-05 Daisuke Inoue , Yuji Ito , Takahito Kashiwabara , Norikazu Saito , Hiroaki Yoshida

We prove the uniqueness of the viscosity solution to the Hamilton-Jacobi equation associated with a Bolza problem of the Calculus of Variations, assuming that the Lagrangian is autonomous, continuous, superlinear, and satisfies the usual…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 G. Dal Maso , H. Frankowska

In this paper, we establish the convergence of solutions to the viscous Hamilton-Jacobi equation (with a Tonelli Hamiltonian): \[ \lambda u +H(x, du)=\varepsilon(\lambda)\Delta u,\quad \lambda>0 \] as $\lambda\rightarrow 0_+$, once the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-09-23 Zibo Wang , Jianlu Zhang

This paper presents a finite-dimensional approximation for a class of partial differential equations on the space of probability measures. These equations are satisfied in the sense of viscosity solutions. The main result states the…

Probability · Mathematics 2024-07-24 Mehdi Talbi

The stochastic Cahn-Hilliard equation driven by a fractional Brownian sheet provides a more accurate model for correlated space-time random perturbations. This study delves into two key aspects: first, it rigorously examines the regularity…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-16 Nan Deng , Wanrong Cao

It is well known that for solutions of semi-linear parabolic PDEs, there are equivalent probabilistic interpretations, which yields the so called nonlinear Feymman-Kac formula. By adopting such formula, we consider in this work a novel…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-12-18 Yuanyuan Siu , Weidong Zhao , Tao Zhou

We introduce some approximation schemes for linear and fully non-linear diffusion equations of Bellman-Isaacs type. Although they are not monotone one can prove their convergence to the viscosity solution of the problem. Effective…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-01-22 Xavier Warin

In this paper, we consider first order Hamilton-Jacobi (HJ) equations posed on a ``junction'', that is to say the union of a finite number of half-lines with a unique common point. For this continuous HJ problem, we propose a finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-06-04 Guillaume Costeseque , Jean-Patrick Lebacque , Régis Monneau