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In this letter, we study a class of linear-quadratic mean-field-type difference games with coupled affine inequality constraints. We show that the mean-field-type equilibrium can be characterized by the existence of a multiplier process…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-06 Partha Sarathi Mohapatra , Puduru Viswanadha Reddy

There has been significant recent progress in algorithms for approximation of Nash equilibrium in large two-player zero-sum imperfect-information games and exact computation of Nash equilibrium in multiplayer strategic-form games. While…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-10-01 Sam Ganzfried

This paper analyzes a class of infinite-time-horizon stochastic games with singular controls motivated from the partially reversible problem. It provides an explicit solution for the mean-field game (MFG) and presents sensitivity analysis…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-08-12 Haoyang Cao , Xin Guo

In this book, we present a curated collection of existing results on inverse problems for Mean Field Games (MFGs), a cutting-edge and rapidly evolving field of research. Our aim is to provide fresh insights, novel perspectives, and a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-03-20 Hongyu Liu , Catharine W. K. Lo , Shen Zhang

This paper proposes a new mathematical paradigm to analyze discrete-time mean-field games. It is shown that finding Nash equilibrium solutions for a general class of discrete-time mean-field games is equivalent to solving an optimization…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-08-29 Xin Guo , Anran Hu , Junzi Zhang

In this paper, linear quadratic mean field games (LQMFGs) under heterogeneous erroneous initial information are investigated, focusing on how to achieve error correction by calculation based on the agents' own actual state and interactions…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-08 Yuxin Jin , Lu Ren , Wang Yao , Xiao Zhang

This paper is concerned with uniform stabilization and social optimality for general mean field linear quadratic control systems, where subsystems are coupled via individual dynamics and costs, and the state weight is not assumed with the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-03-02 Bing-Chang Wang , Huanshui Zhang , Ji-Feng Zhang

This paper presents a general mean-field game (GMFG) framework for simultaneous learning and decision-making in stochastic games with a large population. It first establishes the existence of a unique Nash Equilibrium to this GMFG, and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-01-05 Xin Guo , Anran Hu , Renyuan Xu , Junzi Zhang

This paper investigates an indefinite linear-quadratic partially observed mean-field game with common noise, incorporating both state-average and control-average effects. In our model, each agent's state is observed through both individual…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-08-05 Tian Chen , Tianyang Nie , Zhen Wu

Convergence of the policy iteration method for discrete and continuous optimal control problems holds under general assumptions. Moreover, in some circumstances, it is also possible to show a quadratic rate of convergence for the algorithm.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-03-02 Fabio Camilli , Qing Tang

Computing Nash equilibrium policies is a central problem in multi-agent reinforcement learning that has received extensive attention both in theory and in practice. However, provable guarantees have been thus far either limited to fully…

An iterative finite difference scheme for mean field games (MFGs) is proposed. The target MFGs are derived from control problems for multidimensional systems with advection terms. For such MFGs, linearization using the Cole-Hopf…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-04-26 Daisuke Inoue , Yuji Ito , Takahito Kashiwabara , Norikazu Saito , Hiroaki Yoshida

Many problems in robotics involve multiple decision making agents. To operate efficiently in such settings, a robot must reason about the impact of its decisions on the behavior of other agents. Differential games offer an expressive…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-19 David Fridovich-Keil , Ellis Ratner , Lasse Peters , Anca D. Dragan , Claire J. Tomlin

Considering linear-quadratic discrete-time games with unknown input/output/state (i/o/s) dynamics and state, we provide necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of feedback Nash equilibria (FNE) in the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-30 Shengyuan Huang , Xiaoguang Yang , Zhigang Cao , Wenjun Mei

Mean field games (MFGs) tractably model behavior in large agent populations. The literature on learning MFG equilibria typically focuses on finding Nash equilibria (NE), which assume perfectly rational agents and are hence implausible in…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-01-31 Yannick Eich , Christian Fabian , Kai Cui , Heinz Koeppl

Computational equilibrium finding in large zero-sum extensive-form imperfect-information games has led to significant recent AI breakthroughs. The fastest algorithms for the problem are new forms of counterfactual regret minimization [Brown…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2020-07-01 Brian Hu Zhang , Tuomas Sandholm

The risk-neutral LQR controller is optimal for stochastic linear dynamical systems. However, the classical optimal controller performs inefficiently in the presence of low-probability yet statistically significant (risky) events. The…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-17 Masoud Roudneshin , Saba Sanami , Amir G. Aghdam

This paper investigates the problem of computing the equilibrium of competitive games, which is often modeled as a constrained saddle-point optimization problem with probability simplex constraints. Despite recent efforts in understanding…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-01-23 Shicong Cen , Yuting Wei , Yuejie Chi

This paper explores the use of Maximum Causal Entropy Inverse Reinforcement Learning (IRL) within the context of discrete-time stationary Mean-Field Games (MFGs) characterized by finite state spaces and an infinite-horizon,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-22 Berkay Anahtarci , Can Deha Kariksiz , Naci Saldi

Mean field games formalize dynamic games with a continuum of players and explicit interaction where the players can have heterogeneous states. As they additionally yield approximate equilibria of corresponding $N$-player games, they are of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-01-09 Berenice Anne Neumann