Robust mean-field games under entropy-based uncertainty

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Main Authors: Delarue, François, Lavigne, Pierre
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Published: 2026
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Lavigne, Pierre
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Lavigne, Pierre
contents In this article, we introduce a new class of entropy-penalized robust mean field game problems in which the representative agent is opposed to Nature. The agent's objective is formulated as a min-max stochastic control problem, in which Nature distorts the reference probability measure at an entropic cost. As a consequence, the distribution of the continuum of agents represented by the player is given by the effective measure induced by Nature. Existence of a mean-field game equilibrium is established via a Schauder fixed point argument. To ensure uniqueness, we introduce a joint flat anti-monotonicity and displacement monotonicity condition, extending the classical Lasry-Lions monotonicity framework. Finally, we present two classes of N -player games for which the mean-field game limit yields $ε$-Nash equilibria.
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spellingShingle Robust mean-field games under entropy-based uncertainty
Delarue, François
Lavigne, Pierre
Optimization and Control
Probability
In this article, we introduce a new class of entropy-penalized robust mean field game problems in which the representative agent is opposed to Nature. The agent's objective is formulated as a min-max stochastic control problem, in which Nature distorts the reference probability measure at an entropic cost. As a consequence, the distribution of the continuum of agents represented by the player is given by the effective measure induced by Nature. Existence of a mean-field game equilibrium is established via a Schauder fixed point argument. To ensure uniqueness, we introduce a joint flat anti-monotonicity and displacement monotonicity condition, extending the classical Lasry-Lions monotonicity framework. Finally, we present two classes of N -player games for which the mean-field game limit yields $ε$-Nash equilibria.
title Robust mean-field games under entropy-based uncertainty
topic Optimization and Control
Probability
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.18628