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Main Authors: Picarelli, Athena, Scaratti, Marco, Tam, Jonathan
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.20510
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author Picarelli, Athena
Scaratti, Marco
Tam, Jonathan
author_facet Picarelli, Athena
Scaratti, Marco
Tam, Jonathan
contents We investigate the global numerical approximation of a class of extended mean field control problems (MFC), where the dynamics and costs depend on the joint distribution of the state and the control. We propose a framework to approximate the value function globally over the Wasserstein space, moving beyond the restriction of fixed initial conditions. Our approach exploits the propagation of chaos by approximating the infinite-dimensional MFC problem by an $N$-player cooperative game, together with the usage of finite-dimensional solvers. This method avoids the need to parametrise functions on an infinite-dimensional space, offering a balance between probabilistic rigor and computational efficiency.
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spellingShingle Extended mean field control: a global numerical solution via finite-dimensional approximation
Picarelli, Athena
Scaratti, Marco
Tam, Jonathan
Optimization and Control
49N80, 65D15, 93E20
We investigate the global numerical approximation of a class of extended mean field control problems (MFC), where the dynamics and costs depend on the joint distribution of the state and the control. We propose a framework to approximate the value function globally over the Wasserstein space, moving beyond the restriction of fixed initial conditions. Our approach exploits the propagation of chaos by approximating the infinite-dimensional MFC problem by an $N$-player cooperative game, together with the usage of finite-dimensional solvers. This method avoids the need to parametrise functions on an infinite-dimensional space, offering a balance between probabilistic rigor and computational efficiency.
title Extended mean field control: a global numerical solution via finite-dimensional approximation
topic Optimization and Control
49N80, 65D15, 93E20
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.20510