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A two-person zero-sum infinite dimensional differential game of infinite duration with discounted payoff involving hybrid controls is studied. The minimizing player is allowed to take continuous, switching and impulse controls whereas the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2009-09-29 A J Shaiju , Sheetal Dharmatti

We discuss the general framework of a stochastic two-player, hybrid differential game, and we apply it to the modelling of a "match race" between two sailing boats, namely a competition in which the goal of both players is to proceed in the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-06-27 Simone Cacace , Roberto Ferretti , Adriano Festa

In this paper we study a zero-sum switching game and its verification theorems expressed in terms of either a system of Reflected Backward Stochastic Differential Equations (RBSDEs in short) with bilateral interconnected obstacles or a…

Probability · Mathematics 2020-06-30 Said Hamadène , Tingshu Mu

Hamilton-Jacobi (HJ) partial differential equations (PDEs) have diverse applications spanning physics, optimal control, game theory, and imaging sciences. This research introduces a first-order optimization-based technique for HJ PDEs,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-10-04 Tingwei Meng , Wenbo Hao , Siting Liu , Stanley J. Osher , Wuchen Li

In this paper an N-pursuer vs. M-evader team conflict is studied. The differential game of border defense is addressed and we focus on the game of degree in the region of the state space where the pursuers are able to win. This work extends…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-11-12 Eloy Garcia , David W. Casbeer , Alexander Von Moll , Meir Pachter

In a Stackelberg congestion game (SCG), a leader aims to maximize their own gain by anticipating and manipulating the equilibrium state at which the followers settle by playing a congestion game. Often formulated as bilevel programs,…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2024-05-15 Jiayang Li , Jing Yu , Qianni Wang , Boyi Liu , Zhaoran Wang , Yu Marco Nie

This paper studies a planar multiplayer Homicidal Chauffeur reach-avoid differential game, where each pursuer is a Dubins car and each evader has simple motion. The pursuers aim to protect a goal region cooperatively from the evaders. Due…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2021-07-13 Rui Yan , Ruiliang Deng , Haowen Lai , Weixian Zhang , Zongying Shi , Yisheng Zhong

This paper develops an algorithm for upper- and lower-bounding the value function for a class of linear time-varying games subject to convex control sets. In particular, a two-player zero-sum differential game is considered where the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-12 Vincent Liu , Chris Manzie , Peter M. Dower

We investigate a two-player zero-sum stochastic differential game in which one of the players has more information on the game than his opponent. We show how to construct numerical schemes for the value function of this game, which is given…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2011-11-18 Christine Grün

This paper is concerned with a stochastic linear-quadratic optimal control problem of Markovian regime switching system with model uncertainty and partial information, where the information available to the control is based on a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-09 Na Xiang , Jingtao Shi

Zero-sum stochastic games generalize the notion of Markov Decision Processes (i.e. controlled Markov chains, or stochastic dynamic programming) to the 2-player competitive case : two players jointly control the evolution of a state…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-05-17 Jérôme Renault

This paper is concerned with a Stackelberg game of backward stochastic differential equations (BSDEs), where the coefficients of the backward system and the cost functionals are deterministic, and the control domain is convex. Necessary and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-04-18 Yueyang Zheng , Jingtao Shi

A Dynkin game is considered for stochastic differential equations with random coefficients. We first apply Qiu and Tang's maximum principle for backward stochastic partial differential equations to generalize Krylov estimate for the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-09-27 Shanjian Tang , Zhou Yang

This article is related to risk-sensitive nonzero-sum stochastic differential games in the Markovian framework. This game takes into account the attitudes of the players toward risk and the utility is of exponential form. We show the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-12-04 Said Hamadène , Rui Mu

We extend the construction of equilibria for linear-quadratic and mean-variance portfolio problems available in the literature to a large class of mean-field time-inconsistent stochastic control problems in continuous time. Our approach…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-10-01 Jiang Yu Nguwi , Nicolas Privault

We study nonzero-sum stochastic differential games with risk-sensitive ergodic cost criterion. Under certain conditions, using multi-parameter eigenvalue approach, we establish the existence of a Nash equilibrium in the space of stationary…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-06-27 Mrinal K. Ghosh , K. Suresh Kumar , Chandan Pal , Somnath Pradhan

A conflict between rational and autonomous agents is considered. The paper addresses a differential game of protecting a target in the 3-D space. This problem highlights the strong correlation between the highly dynamic scenario, the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-02-07 Eloy Garcia , Isaac Weintraub , David W. Casbeer , Meir Pachter

In this paper we study continuous-time two-player zero-sum optimal switching games on a finite horizon. Using the theory of doubly reflected BSDEs with interconnected barriers, we show that this game has a value and an equilibrium in the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-06-04 Said Hamadène , Randall Martyr , John Moriarty

We introduce a zero-sum game problem of mean-field type as an extension of the classical zero-sum Dynkin game problem to the case where the payoff processes might depend on the value of the game and its probability law. We establish…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-05-06 Boualem Djehiche , Roxana Dumitrescu

We consider the problem of synthesizing safe-by-design control strategies for semi-autonomous systems. Our aim is to address situations when safety cannot be guaranteed solely by the autonomous, controllable part of the system and a certain…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-12-15 Jana Tumova , Dimos V. Dimarogonas