On Some Geometric Behavior of Value Iteration on the Orthant: Switching System Perspective

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Main Author: Lee, Donghwan
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contents In this paper, the primary goal is to offer additional insights into the value iteration through the lens of switching system models in the control community. These models establish a connection between value iteration and switching system theory and reveal additional geometric behaviors of value iteration in solving discounted Markov decision problems. Specifically, the main contributions of this paper are twofold: 1) We provide a switching system model of value iteration and, based on it, offer a different proof for the contraction property of the value iteration. 2) Furthermore, from the additional insights, new geometric behaviors of value iteration are proven when the initial iterate lies in a special region. We anticipate that the proposed perspectives might have the potential to be a useful tool, applicable in various settings. Therefore, further development of these methods could be a valuable avenue for future research.
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spellingShingle On Some Geometric Behavior of Value Iteration on the Orthant: Switching System Perspective
Lee, Donghwan
Optimization and Control
Systems and Control
In this paper, the primary goal is to offer additional insights into the value iteration through the lens of switching system models in the control community. These models establish a connection between value iteration and switching system theory and reveal additional geometric behaviors of value iteration in solving discounted Markov decision problems. Specifically, the main contributions of this paper are twofold: 1) We provide a switching system model of value iteration and, based on it, offer a different proof for the contraction property of the value iteration. 2) Furthermore, from the additional insights, new geometric behaviors of value iteration are proven when the initial iterate lies in a special region. We anticipate that the proposed perspectives might have the potential to be a useful tool, applicable in various settings. Therefore, further development of these methods could be a valuable avenue for future research.
title On Some Geometric Behavior of Value Iteration on the Orthant: Switching System Perspective
topic Optimization and Control
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.05597