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A first-order condition for discrete-time distribution steering

Optimization and Control 2025-08-29 v1

Abstract

We study a class of distribution-steering problems from a variational point of view. Under some differentiability assumptions, we derive necessary conditions for optimal Markov policies in the spirit of the Lagrange multiplier approach. We also provide a heuristic gradient-based method derived from the variational principle.

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@article{arxiv.2508.21026,
  title  = {A first-order condition for discrete-time distribution steering},
  author = {Alberto Domínguez Corella and David González-Sánchez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.21026},
  year   = {2025}
}
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