On the convergence rates of generalized conditional gradient method for fully discretized Mean Field Games

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Main Authors: Nakamura, Haruka, Saito, Norikazu
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author Nakamura, Haruka
Saito, Norikazu
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Saito, Norikazu
contents We study convergence rates of the generalized conditional gradient (GCG) method applied to fully discretized Mean Field Games (MFG) systems. While explicit convergence rates of the GCG method have been established at the continuous PDE level, a rigorous analysis that simultaneously accounts for time-space discretization and iteration errors has been missing. In this work, we discretize the MFG system using finite difference method and analyze the resulting fully discrete GCG scheme. Under suitable structural assumptions on the Hamiltonian and coupling terms, we establish discrete maximum principles and derive explicit error estimates that quantify both discretization errors and iteration errors within a unified framework. Our estimates show how the convergence rates depend on the mesh sizes and the iteration number, and they reveal a non-uniform behavior with respect to the iteration. Moreover, we prove that higher convergence rates can be achieved under additional regularity assumptions on the solution. Numerical experiments are presented to illustrate the theoretical results and to confirm the predicted convergence behavior.
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spellingShingle On the convergence rates of generalized conditional gradient method for fully discretized Mean Field Games
Nakamura, Haruka
Saito, Norikazu
Numerical Analysis
65M06, 35Q89, 49N80
We study convergence rates of the generalized conditional gradient (GCG) method applied to fully discretized Mean Field Games (MFG) systems. While explicit convergence rates of the GCG method have been established at the continuous PDE level, a rigorous analysis that simultaneously accounts for time-space discretization and iteration errors has been missing. In this work, we discretize the MFG system using finite difference method and analyze the resulting fully discrete GCG scheme. Under suitable structural assumptions on the Hamiltonian and coupling terms, we establish discrete maximum principles and derive explicit error estimates that quantify both discretization errors and iteration errors within a unified framework. Our estimates show how the convergence rates depend on the mesh sizes and the iteration number, and they reveal a non-uniform behavior with respect to the iteration. Moreover, we prove that higher convergence rates can be achieved under additional regularity assumptions on the solution. Numerical experiments are presented to illustrate the theoretical results and to confirm the predicted convergence behavior.
title On the convergence rates of generalized conditional gradient method for fully discretized Mean Field Games
topic Numerical Analysis
65M06, 35Q89, 49N80
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.11640