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In this paper, using variational approaches, we investigate the first order planning problem arising in the theory of mean field games. We show the existence and uniqueness of weak solutions of the problem in the case of a large class of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-05-21 P. Jameson Graber , Alpár R. Mészáros , Francisco J. Silva , Daniela Tonon

We study the asymptotic behavior of solutions to the constrained MFG system as the time horizon $T$ goes to infinity. For this purpose, we analyze first Hamilton-Jacobi equations with state constraints from the viewpoint of weak KAM theory,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-04-04 Piermarco Cannarsa , Wei Cheng , Cristian Mendico , Kaizhi Wang

This paper studies the existence and approximation of equilibria for general time-inconsistent mean field game (MFG) problems in continuous time. To handle the intricate nonlocal equilibrium Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (EHJB) system arising…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-29 Erhan Bayraktar , Zhenhua Wang , Xiang Yu , Keyu Zhang

Mean-field games (MFGs) are models for large populations of competing rational agents that seek to optimize a suitable functional. In the case of congestion, this functional takes into account the difficulty of moving in high-density areas.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-10-05 David Evangelista , Rita Ferreira , Diogo A. Gomes , Levon Nurbekyan , Vardan Voskanyan

Here, we consider stationary monotone mean-field games (MFGs) and study the existence of weak solutions. First, we introduce a regularized problem that preserves the monotonicity. Next, using variational inequalities techniques, we prove…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-01-13 Rita Ferreira , Diogo Gomes

We study a degenerate second order mean field game (MFG) system in a Hilbert space $H$ which couples a Fokker--Planck equation describing the evolution of probability measures on $H$ with a Hamilton--Jacobi--Bellman (HJB) equation for the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-05-14 Andrzej Święch , Lukas Wessels

Existence and uniqueness of a weak solution for first order mean field game systems with local coupling are obtained by variational methods. This solution can be used to devise $\epsilon-$Nash equilibria for deterministic differential games…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-05-31 Pierre Cardaliaguet

Mean field Game (MFG) Partial Differential Inclusions (PDI) are generalizations of the system of Partial Differential Equations (PDE) of Lasry and Lions to situations where players in the game may have possibly nonunique optimal controls,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-15 Yohance A. P. Osborne , Iain Smears

We study the existence of classical solutions to a broad class of local, first order, forward-backward Extended Mean Field Games systems, that includes standard Mean Field Games, Mean Field Games with congestion, and mean field type control…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-01-12 Sebastian Munoz

We consider stationary viscous Mean-Field Games systems in the case of local, decreasing and unbounded coupling. These systems arise in ergodic mean-field game theory, and describe Nash equilibria of games with a large number of agents…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-02-16 Marco Cirant

We study a class of local, first-order, stationary mean-field games (MFGs) on bounded domains with nonstandard mixed boundary conditions: prescribed inflow on $\Gamma_N$ and a relaxed Signorini-type exit condition on $\Gamma_D$…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-03-03 AbdulRahman M. Alharbi , Diogo Gomes

We investigate time dependent, first order Mean Field Games on the torus comparing, in a broad and general framework, the classical differential formulation , given by a Hamilton Jacobi equation coupled with a continuity equation, with a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-12-02 Antonio Siconolfi

Solutions of the Hamilton-Jacobi equation $H(x,-Du(x))=1$, with $H(\cdot,p)$ H\"older continuous and $H(x,\cdot)$ convex and positively homogeneous of degree 1, are shown to be locally semiconcave with a power-like modulus. An essential…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-12-20 Piermarco Cannarsa , Pierre Cardaliaguet

In this paper, we study the regularity of weak solutions and subsolutions of second-order elliptic equations having a gradient term with superquadratic growth. We show that, under appropriate integrability conditions on the data, all weak…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2012-05-09 Andrea Dall'Aglio , Alessio Porretta

In this paper, we focus on stationary (ergodic) mean-field games (MFGs). These games arise in the study of the long-time behavior of finite-horizon MFGs. Motivated by a prior scheme for Hamilton-Jacobi equations introduced in Aubry-Mather's…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-09-28 Tigran Bakaryan , Diogo Gomes , Héctor Sánchez Morgado

Here, we prove the existence of smooth solutions for mean-field games with a singular mean-field coupling; that is, a coupling in the Hamilton-Jacobi equation of the form $g(m)=-m^{-\alpha}$. We consider stationary and time-dependent…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-11-23 Marco Cirant , Diogo A. Gomes , Edgard A. Pimentel , Héctor Sánchez-Morgado

We establish the existence and uniqueness of weak and renormalized solutions to a degenerate, hypoelliptic Mean Field Games system with local coupling. An important step is to obtain $L^{\infty}-$bounds for solutions to a degenerate…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-10-13 Nikiforos Mimikos-Stamatopoulos

First, we study the existence of solutions for a class of first order mean field games systems \begin{equation*} \left\{\begin{aligned} &H(x,u,Du)=F(x,m(t)),\quad &&x\in M,\ \forall\ t\in[0,T],\\ &\partial_t…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-07-15 Xiaotian Hu

The standard formulation of the PDE system of Mean Field Games (MFG) requires the differentiability of the Hamiltonian. However in many cases, the structure of the underlying optimal problem leads to a convex but nondifferentiable…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-02-17 Yohance A. P. Osborne , Iain Smears

We study a particle approximation for one-dimensional first-order Mean-Field-Games (MFGs) with local interactions with planning conditions. Our problem comprises a system of a Hamilton-Jacobi equation coupled with a transport equation. As…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-09-07 Marco Di Francesco , Serikbolsyn Duisembay , Diogo Aguiar Gomes , Ricardo Ribeiro