Fractional-Boundary-Regularized Deep Galerkin Method for Variational Inequalities in Mixed Optimal Stopping and Control

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Main Authors: Zhao, Yun, Zheng, Harry
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author Zhao, Yun
Zheng, Harry
author_facet Zhao, Yun
Zheng, Harry
contents Mixed optimal stopping and stochastic control problems define variational inequalities with non-linear Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) operators, whose numerical solution is notoriously difficult and lack of reliable benchmarks. We first use the dual approach to transform it into a linear operator, and then introduce a Fractional-Boundary-Regularized Deep Galerkin Method (FBR-DGM) that augments the classical $L^2$ loss with Sobolev-Slobodeckij norms on the parabolic boundary, enforcing regularity and yielding consistent improvements in the network approximation and its derivatives. The improved accuracy allows the network to be converted back to the original solution using the dual transform. The self-consistency and stability of the network can be tested by checking the primal-dual relationship among optimal value, optimal wealth, and optimal control, offering innovative benchmarks in the absence of analytical solutions.
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spellingShingle Fractional-Boundary-Regularized Deep Galerkin Method for Variational Inequalities in Mixed Optimal Stopping and Control
Zhao, Yun
Zheng, Harry
Optimization and Control
Machine Learning
65K15, 68T07, 93E20, 60G40
I.2.6
Mixed optimal stopping and stochastic control problems define variational inequalities with non-linear Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) operators, whose numerical solution is notoriously difficult and lack of reliable benchmarks. We first use the dual approach to transform it into a linear operator, and then introduce a Fractional-Boundary-Regularized Deep Galerkin Method (FBR-DGM) that augments the classical $L^2$ loss with Sobolev-Slobodeckij norms on the parabolic boundary, enforcing regularity and yielding consistent improvements in the network approximation and its derivatives. The improved accuracy allows the network to be converted back to the original solution using the dual transform. The self-consistency and stability of the network can be tested by checking the primal-dual relationship among optimal value, optimal wealth, and optimal control, offering innovative benchmarks in the absence of analytical solutions.
title Fractional-Boundary-Regularized Deep Galerkin Method for Variational Inequalities in Mixed Optimal Stopping and Control
topic Optimization and Control
Machine Learning
65K15, 68T07, 93E20, 60G40
I.2.6
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.19309