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48 results for Nash functions

Algorithm learns Nash equilibria in stochastic games using entropy-regularized policies.

problem Learning Nash equilibria in zero-sum stochastic games is computationally expensive.
method Entropy-regularized soft policies for Q-function updates.
result Algorithm converges to Nash equilibrium under certain conditions.

Ancient Ricci flows with bounded Nash entropy have uniform Sobolev inequalities.

problem Bounding Nash entropy in ancient Ricci flows.
method Uniformly bounded Nash entropy implies uniform bounds on the ν-functional, leading to uniform logarithmic and Sobolev inequalities.
result Uniform logarithmic and Sobolev inequalities on ancient Ricci flows with bounded Nash entropy.

We introduce a new loss function for evaluating forecasts and estimate models using it.

problem Lack of a decision-theoretic foundation for evaluating forecasts using the Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency.
method We introduce and analyze the Nash-Sutcliffe loss function and its application in estimating models.
result Nash-Sutcliffe loss provides a decision-theoretic foundation for evaluating and estimating models.

The study examines Nash equilibria in utility maximization games with multiplicative performance criteria.

problem Existence and uniqueness of Nash equilibria in multiplicative performance criteria games.
method General characterization of Nash equilibria for a large class of utility functions.
result Existence and uniqueness of Nash equilibria for arbitrary initial wealth vectors.

Gradient-based Nikaido-Isoda function helps find Nash equilibria efficiently.

problem Efficient computation of Nash equilibria in multi-player games.
method Gradient-based Nikaido-Isoda (GNI) function for computing first-order stationary points.
result Gradient descent converges sublinearly to a first-order stationary point of the GNI function.

Algorithm finds Nash equilibria in complex games with function approximation.

problem Learning Nash equilibria in two-player zero-sum Markov Games with nonlinear function approximation.
method Online learning algorithm using upper and lower confidence bounds derived from optimism in the face of uncertainty.
result Achieves O(T)O(\sqrt{T}) regret with polynomial complexity, under mild assumptions.

Paper tackles stochastic control with mean and higher-order moments, finding Nash equilibria.

problem Time-inconsistent stochastic control problems with mean and higher-order moments.
method Developed closed-loop and open-loop Nash equilibrium controls using PDEs and maximum principles.
result Identical closed-loop and open-loop Nash equilibria controls, independent of state value and random path.

A RL approach finds Nash equilibrium for turn-based zero-sum games.

problem Finding Nash equilibrium in two-player turn-based zero-sum games.
method EIS method combining exploration, policy improvement, and supervised learning.
result EIS method finds an ε-approximate value function of Nash equilibrium in O(ε^(-(d+4))) steps.

Given a multifunction from XX to the kk-fold symmetric product Symk(X)Sym_k(X), we use the Dold-Thom Theorem to establish a homological selection Theorem. This is used to establish existence of Nash equilibria. Cost functions in problems concerning the existence of Nash Equilibria are traditionally multilinear in the mixe…

2011-11-03abs ↗pdf ↗

In this note, we present an existence result of a Nash equilibrium between electricity producers selling their production on an electricity market and buying CO2 emission allowances on an auction carbon market. The producers' strategies integrate the coupling of the two markets via the cost functions of the electricity…

2013-11-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Study optimal transport for robust optimization, showing how adversary's strategy relates to regularization.

problem Optimizing under uncertain parameters with a fictitious adversary reshaping a reference distribution.
method Introduces optimal transport and regularization to relate robustification to variation and Lipschitz norms.
result Conditions for existence and computability of Nash equilibrium between decision-maker and adversary.

PAPAL algorithm finds mixed Nash equilibria in continuous games.

problem Finding mixed Nash equilibria in non-convex, non-concave games.
method Particle-based Primal-Dual Algorithm (PAPAL) for weakly entropy-regularized min-max optimization.
result PAPAL offers non-asymptotic convergence guarantees for εε-mixed Nash equilibrium.

Let MM and NN be Nash manifolds, and ff and gg Nash maps from MM to NN. If MM and NN are compact and if ff and gg are analytically R-L equivalent, then they are Nash R-L equivalent. In the local case, CinftyC^infty R-L equivalence of two Nash map germs implies Nash R-L equivalence. This shows a difference of Nash…

2010-04-23abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proves the concavity of pp-entropy power and applies it to functional inequalities.

problem Proving concavity of pp-entropy power on Riemannian manifolds.
method Analyzing the pp-heat equation on closed Riemannian manifolds with nonnegative Ricci curvature.
result New proofs and improvements of LpL^p-Euclidean Nash and Logarithmic Sobolev inequalities.

Machine learning detects NASH patients from medical claims data.

problem Detecting undiagnosed NASH patients for screening and management.
method Gradient-boosted decision trees trained on administrative medical claims data.
result Model precision for NASH detection is significantly higher than NASH incidence.

Optimal algorithm for two-player zero-sum games with linear parameterization.

problem Finding Nash Equilibrium in two-player zero-sum Markov games with linear transition.
method Nash-UCRL algorithm, Coarse Correlated Equilibrium, Optimism-in-Face-of-Uncertainty.
result Proves ildeO(dHT) ilde{O}(dH\sqrt{T}) regret bound, matching lower bound up to logarithmic factors.

In this paper, we prove the equivalent of ultracontractive bound of heat semigroup or the uniform upper bound of the heat kernel with the Nash inequality, Log-Sobolev inequalities on graphs. We also show that under the assumption of volume growth and nonnegative curvature CDE(n,0)CDE'(n,0) the Sobolev inequality, Nash inequa…

2015-02-06abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper examines Nash equilibrium in GANs for stationary Gaussian processes.

problem Existence and uniqueness of Nash equilibrium in GANs for stationary Gaussian processes.
method Analyzes the existence of Nash equilibrium in GANs for stationary Gaussian processes, considering different discriminator families.
result The existence of Nash equilibrium depends on the discriminator family and symmetry properties of the generator family.

New RL algorithms find SNE in Markov games with myopic followers.

problem Finding SNE in Markov games with myopic followers.
method Optimistic and pessimistic variants of least-squares value iteration, incorporating function approximation.
result First provably efficient RL algorithms for SNEs in general-sum Markov games with myopic followers.

Novel approach to Nash equilibrium in mean-field stochastic games with operator resolvents.

problem Finding Nash equilibrium in mean-field stochastic games with mean-field interaction.
method Proposed a novel approach to derive Nash equilibrium semi-explicitly using operator resolvents and stochastic Fredholm equations.
result Equilibrium of the NN-player game converges to mean-field equilibrium, and ε\varepsilon-Nash equilibrium derived as a by-product.

In this paper both we establish the best constants for the Nash inequalities on the standard unit sphere Sn\mathbb{S}^n of Rn+1\mathbb{R}^{n+1} and we give answers on the existence of extremal functions on the corresponding problems. Also we study the problem of the best constants in the case, where the data are invarian…

2010-01-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Global Nash-Kuiper theorem extended for compact manifolds with optimal Hölder exponent.

problem Isometric immersions of compact manifolds with optimal Hölder exponent.
method Global extensions of Nash-Kuiper theorem for C1,θC^{1,θ} isometric immersions.
result Nash-Kuiper non-rigidity prevails up to exponent θ<1/5θ<1/5 for isometric embeddings of convex compact surfaces.

Extends SORTE to multivariate risk functions.

problem Analyzing systemic risk in financial institutions or insurance-reinsurance markets.
method Develops a new framework for multivariate utility functions and applies duality theory.
result Proves existence, uniqueness, and Nash Equilibrium property of Multivariate Systemic Optimal Risk Transfer Equilibrium.

Policy optimization converges to Nash equilibria in zero-sum LQ games.

problem Finding Nash equilibria in zero-sum linear quadratic games.
method Developed three projected nested-gradient methods to converge to NE.
result Policy optimization methods converge to Nash equilibria in zero-sum LQ games.

We present the quantum model of Bertrand duopoly and study the entanglement behavior on the profit functions of the firms. Using the concept of optimal response of each firm to the price of the opponent, we found only one Nash equilibirum point for maximally entangled initial state. The very presence of quantum entangl…

2010-01-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Study Euler obstruction of 1-forms on determinantal singularities.

problem Understanding the Euler obstruction of 1-forms on determinantal singularities.
method Investigation of connections between local Euler obstruction and PHN index.
result Explicit computations of Euler obstruction for specific singularities.

This article presents a proof of the existence of Bertrand-Nash equilibrium prices with multi-product firms and under the Logit model of demand that does not rely on restrictive assumptions on product characteristics, firm homogeneity or symmetry, product costs, or linearity of the utility function. The proof is based …

2010-12-28abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper constructs metrics on spheres with families of minimal hypersurfaces.

problem Finding Riemannian metrics on spheres with specific families of minimal hypersurfaces.
method Used Nash-Moser Inverse Function Theorem in the tame maps setting.
result Generalized Guillemin's theorem for Zoll families of minimal hypersurfaces.