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A variational characterization of the optimal exit rate for controlled diffusions

Probability 2020-03-17 v3 Optimization and Control

Abstract

The main result in this paper is a variational formula for the exit rate from a bounded domain for a diffusion process in terms of the stationary law of the diffusion constrained to remain in this domain forever. Related results on the geometric ergodicity of the controlled Q-process are also presented.

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@article{arxiv.2002.05348,
  title  = {A variational characterization of the optimal exit rate for controlled diffusions},
  author = {Ari Arapostathis and Vivek S. Borkar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2002.05348},
  year   = {2020}
}

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14 pages

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