Scalable spectral representations for multi-agent reinforcement learning in network MDPs

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Main Authors: Ren, Zhaolin, Zhang, Runyu, Dai, Bo, Li, Na
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author Ren, Zhaolin
Zhang, Runyu
Dai, Bo
Li, Na
author_facet Ren, Zhaolin
Zhang, Runyu
Dai, Bo
Li, Na
contents Network Markov Decision Processes (MDPs), a popular model for multi-agent control, pose a significant challenge to efficient learning due to the exponential growth of the global state-action space with the number of agents. In this work, utilizing the exponential decay property of network dynamics, we first derive scalable spectral local representations for network MDPs, which induces a network linear subspace for the local $Q$-function of each agent. Building on these local spectral representations, we design a scalable algorithmic framework for continuous state-action network MDPs, and provide end-to-end guarantees for the convergence of our algorithm. Empirically, we validate the effectiveness of our scalable representation-based approach on two benchmark problems, and demonstrate the advantages of our approach over generic function approximation approaches to representing the local $Q$-functions.
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spellingShingle Scalable spectral representations for multi-agent reinforcement learning in network MDPs
Ren, Zhaolin
Zhang, Runyu
Dai, Bo
Li, Na
Multiagent Systems
Machine Learning
Systems and Control
Optimization and Control
Network Markov Decision Processes (MDPs), a popular model for multi-agent control, pose a significant challenge to efficient learning due to the exponential growth of the global state-action space with the number of agents. In this work, utilizing the exponential decay property of network dynamics, we first derive scalable spectral local representations for network MDPs, which induces a network linear subspace for the local $Q$-function of each agent. Building on these local spectral representations, we design a scalable algorithmic framework for continuous state-action network MDPs, and provide end-to-end guarantees for the convergence of our algorithm. Empirically, we validate the effectiveness of our scalable representation-based approach on two benchmark problems, and demonstrate the advantages of our approach over generic function approximation approaches to representing the local $Q$-functions.
title Scalable spectral representations for multi-agent reinforcement learning in network MDPs
topic Multiagent Systems
Machine Learning
Systems and Control
Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.17221