Leader-Follower Linear-Quadratic Stochastic Graphon Games
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| author | Chen, Weijia Shi, Jingtao |
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| contents | This paper investigates leader-follower linear-quadratic stochastic graphon games, which consist of a single leader and a continuum of followers. The state equations of the followers interact through graphon coupling terms, with their diffusion coefficients depending on the state, the graphon aggregation term, and the control variables. The diffusion term of the leader's state equation depends on its state and control variables. Within this framework, a hierarchical decision-making structure is established: for any strategy adopted by the leader, the followers compete to attain a Nash equilibrium, while the leader optimizes its own cost functional by anticipating the followers' equilibrium response. This work develops a rigorous mathematical model for the game, proves the existence and uniqueness of solutions to the system's state equations under admissible control sets, and constructs a Stackelberg-Nash equilibrium for the continuum follower game. By employing the continuity method, we establish the existence, uniqueness, and stability of solutions to the associated forward-backward stochastic differential equation with a graphon aggregation term. |
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| spellingShingle | Leader-Follower Linear-Quadratic Stochastic Graphon Games Chen, Weijia Shi, Jingtao Optimization and Control 91A23, 91A13, 91A43, 93E20 This paper investigates leader-follower linear-quadratic stochastic graphon games, which consist of a single leader and a continuum of followers. The state equations of the followers interact through graphon coupling terms, with their diffusion coefficients depending on the state, the graphon aggregation term, and the control variables. The diffusion term of the leader's state equation depends on its state and control variables. Within this framework, a hierarchical decision-making structure is established: for any strategy adopted by the leader, the followers compete to attain a Nash equilibrium, while the leader optimizes its own cost functional by anticipating the followers' equilibrium response. This work develops a rigorous mathematical model for the game, proves the existence and uniqueness of solutions to the system's state equations under admissible control sets, and constructs a Stackelberg-Nash equilibrium for the continuum follower game. By employing the continuity method, we establish the existence, uniqueness, and stability of solutions to the associated forward-backward stochastic differential equation with a graphon aggregation term. |
| title | Leader-Follower Linear-Quadratic Stochastic Graphon Games |
| topic | Optimization and Control 91A23, 91A13, 91A43, 93E20 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.22429 |