The maximum principle for discrete-time control systems and applications to dynamic games

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Autori principali: Corella, Alberto Domínguez, Hernández-Lerma, Onésimo
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author Corella, Alberto Domínguez
Hernández-Lerma, Onésimo
author_facet Corella, Alberto Domínguez
Hernández-Lerma, Onésimo
contents We study deterministic nonstationary discrete-time optimal control problems in both finite and infinite horizon. With the aid of Gateaux differentials, we prove a discrete-time maximum principle in analogy with the well-known continuous-time maximum principle. We show that this maximum principle, together with a transversality condition, is a necessary condition for optimality; we also show that it is sufficient under additional hypotheses. We use Gateaux differentials as a natural setting to derive first-order conditions. Additionally, we use the discrete-time maximum principle to derive the discrete-time Euler equation and to characterize Nash equilibria for discrete-time dynamic games.
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spellingShingle The maximum principle for discrete-time control systems and applications to dynamic games
Corella, Alberto Domínguez
Hernández-Lerma, Onésimo
Optimization and Control
We study deterministic nonstationary discrete-time optimal control problems in both finite and infinite horizon. With the aid of Gateaux differentials, we prove a discrete-time maximum principle in analogy with the well-known continuous-time maximum principle. We show that this maximum principle, together with a transversality condition, is a necessary condition for optimality; we also show that it is sufficient under additional hypotheses. We use Gateaux differentials as a natural setting to derive first-order conditions. Additionally, we use the discrete-time maximum principle to derive the discrete-time Euler equation and to characterize Nash equilibria for discrete-time dynamic games.
title The maximum principle for discrete-time control systems and applications to dynamic games
topic Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.11395