This paper extends transfer operator theory to McKean-Vlasov equations.
problem Analyzing the behavior of complex dynamical systems using transfer operators.
method Extended dynamic mode decomposition and Galerkin projection.
result Finite-dimensional approximations of transfer operators computed.
Study multiple-population games using McKean-Vlasov equations.
problem Mean field games and control problems with multiple populations.
method Coupled forward-backward SDEs and Pontryagin's principle.
result Existence of mean field equilibria under various cooperation scenarios.
We characterize stationary solutions to McKean-Vlasov equations on the circle.
problem Stationary solutions of McKean-Vlasov equations on the circle.
method Exact equivalence to an infinite-dimensional quadratic system of equations over Fourier coefficients, leading to explicit characterization of stationary states.
result Analytic expressions for the emergence, form, and shape of bifurcations involving multiple Fourier modes, and connections with discontinuous phase transitions.
New model explains market dynamics with phase transitions and non-linear interactions.
problem Understanding complex multi-asset market dynamics with phase transitions.
method Developed a Multi-Asset Non-Equilibrium Skew (MANES) model based on Langevin dynamics and McKean-Vlasov equation.
result The model accurately predicts market returns and phase transitions in both benign and distressed markets.
New method solves supercooled Stefan problem, proving minimal solutions are physical.
problem Evolution of solid-liquid boundary in substances below freezing point.
method Construct solutions through McKean-Vlasov equation, proving tightness and propagation of chaos.
result Minimal solutions of McKean-Vlasov equation are physical under integrable initial conditions.
The paper solves complex control problems using neural networks.
problem Solving McKean-Vlasov control problems.
method Mean-field neural networks and algorithms based on dynamic programming and stochastic maximum principle.
result Extensive numerical results show the accuracy of the proposed algorithms.
Paper studies systemic robustness in financial networks using particle systems.
problem Budget control and default risk in regional financial networks.
method Mean-field particle system approach, McKean-Vlasov equations, asymptotic analysis.
result Systemic robustness measured by the proportion of surviving entities in large particle systems.
New approach finds solutions to games with unbounded controls.
problem Existence of equilibrium in mean-field games with unbounded controls.
method Weak formulation and new existence/stability results for quadratic-growth generalized McKean-Vlasov BSDEs.
result Existence of equilibrium result for non-Markovian mean-field games with unbounded control space.
Study uses MFG approach to model equilibrium pricing with market clearing condition.
problem Continuous asset pricing with market clearing condition.
method Mean field game approach to solve forward-backward SDEs of McKean-Vlasov type.
result Net order flow converges to zero in large N-limit with specified conditions.
Method combines deep learning and elicitability for solving complex stochastic equations.
problem Solving McKean-Vlasov FBSDEs with common noise.
method Combines Picard iterations, elicitability, and deep learning.
result Validated on systemic-risk model and extended to quantile-mediated interactions.
Model connects financial contagion models to mean field analysis.
problem Systemic risk in financial networks.
method Combines Eisenberg-Noe and mean field models.
result Mean field limit derived from finite bank system.
Study shows finite agent equilibrium converges to mean-field limit in asset pricing.
problem Asset pricing equilibrium in markets with finite vs infinite agents.
method Existence of finite agent equilibrium and strong convergence to mean-field limit.
result Finite agent equilibrium converges to mean-field limit under suitable conditions.
Study shows how SGD in large neural networks behaves as neurons increase.
problem Understanding SGD behavior in overparameterized neural networks.
method Probabilistic approach to continuous-time dynamics of SGD, focusing on particle interactions.
result Particles' interactions asymptotically vanish, leading to a mean-field limit.
New method controls renewable energy storage and portfolio selection with probabilistic constraints.
problem Control of McKean-Vlasov dynamics with probabilistic state constraints.
method Level-set approach for exact penalization and running maximum/integral cost.
result Extension to mean-field setting with machine learning algorithm.
Modeling pollution from competing firms using mean-field games.
problem Pollution regulation of competitive firms producing similar goods.
method Developed a mean-field game model with cap-and-trade regulation.
result Explicit solutions found through Riccati differential equations.
The paper analyzes McKean-Vlasov equations with hitting times, proving global solvability.
problem Analyzing blow-ups in McKean-Vlasov equations involving hitting times.
method Connection to the supercooled Stefan problem, comparison principles, and new transform.
result Proves global solvability for McKean-Vlasov dynamics under certain conditions.
New deep learning methods solve symmetric PDEs efficiently.
problem Solving nonlinear symmetric PDEs in high dimensions.
method Design of PointNet and DeepSet neural networks.
result DeepSet networks provide more accurate solutions and gradients.
We extend a model of positive feedback and contagion in large mean-field systems, by introducing a common source of noise driven by Brownian motion. Although the driving dynamics are continuous, the positive feedback effect can lead to `blow-up' phenomena whereby solutions develop jump-discontinuities. Our main results…
Deep learning solves complex PA mean field games with market-clearing conditions.
problem Optimizing Principal-Agent interactions in renewable energy markets with market-clearing conditions.
method Actor-critic approach, deep backward stochastic differential equations (BSDE), neural net approximation.
result Efficacy of the deep learning algorithm in solving complex PA mean field games.
Mean-field neural nets approximate functions using a free energy functional and controlled dynamics.
problem Function approximation by two-layer neural nets in the mean-field regime.
method Phrasing function approximation as global minimization of a free energy functional, examining dynamics in the space of probability measures over weights.
result Characterization of the unique global minimizer and dynamics achieving it, including the Föllmer drift.
Existence of calibrated local stochastic volatility models proven for non-regular coefficients.
problem Existence of calibrated local stochastic volatility models in finance.
method Investigation of McKean--Vlasov equations with minimal continuity assumptions on coefficients, providing existence and propagation of chaos results.
result Existence of calibrated local stochastic volatility models for appropriate stochastic volatility parameters.
Unified approach to time-inconsistent problems with distribution-dependent rewards.
problem Time-inconsistent problems with distribution-dependent rewards in behavioral finance and economics.
method Equilibrium master equation on Wasserstein space, refined derivatives, Itô's formula.
result Unified approach to find equilibrium solutions for time-inconsistent problems.
Novel RKHS approach solves complex financial model equations.
problem Calibrating singular local stochastic volatility models.
method Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space (RKHS) regularization.
result Regularized model is well-posed and replicates option prices.
We analyze linear McKean-Vlasov forward-backward SDEs arising in leader-follower games with mean-field type control and terminal state constraints on the state process. We establish an existence and uniqueness of solutions result for such systems in time-weighted spaces as well as a {convergence} result of the solution…
Paper optimizes approximating high-dimensional diffusions by independent coordinates.
problem Optimizing approximations of high-dimensional diffusions by independent coordinates.
method Introduces independent projection as optimal for two criteria.
result Independent projection is optimal for two criteria related to entropy and convergence.
Study controlled contagion with state-dependent killing, proving a comparison principle.
problem Analyzing controlled McKean--Vlasov contagion with state-dependent killing.
method Proof of a comparison principle using Wasserstein smooth-gauge comparison and killing-jump absorption estimates.
result Established a comparison principle for the two-population killed-particle HJB.
Develop intrinsic consensus-based optimization framework on Riemannian manifolds with bounded curvature.
problem Nonconvex optimization on manifolds
method Intrinsic consensus-based optimization on Riemannian manifolds with bounded curvature
result Global convergence of the mean-field equation toward a global minimizer of the objective function.
The paper analyzes arbitrage opportunities in a large investor market with common stock noises.
problem Identifying arbitrage opportunities in a market with many competitive investors.
method Stochastic differential games and mean-field systems to study market dynamics and optimal arbitrage.
result Optimal arbitrage is characterized by a solution to a Cauchy PDE involving volatility terms.
New method improves Euler approximation for local stochastic volatility models.
problem Well-posedness of Euler approximation for local stochastic volatility models.
method Start with a well-defined Euler approximation to the formal McKean-Vlasov equation, followed by a half-step scheme.
result Showed weak order one for the Euler discretization, plus error terms.
We consider the optimal control problem for a linear conditional McKean-Vlasov equation with quadratic cost functional. The coefficients of the system and the weigh-ting matrices in the cost functional are allowed to be adapted processes with respect to the common noise filtration. Semi closed-loop strategies are intro…
A new method solves complex control problems with random coefficients.
problem Solving LQ McKean-Vlasov control problems with random coefficients.
method Decomposes the problem into two decoupled stochastic optimal control problems.
result The sum of optimal controls of auxiliary problems equals the original problem's optimal control.
We study the limiting behaviour of the empirical measure of a system of diffusions interacting through their ranks when the number of diffusions tends to infinity. We prove that the limiting dynamics is given by a McKean-Vlasov evolution equation. Moreover, we show that in a wide range of cases the evolution of the cum…
Method learns radial basis function distributions from samples.
problem Learning radial basis function distributions from training samples.
method Projected particle Langevin optimization method with distributionally robust optimization.
result Empirical measure of Langevin particles converges to a reflected Itô diffusion-drift process.
Framework learns stochastic dynamics from endpoint and intermediate distributions using soft energy constraints.
problem Learning stochastic dynamics from endpoint and intermediate distributional observations.
method Formulates generation as a McKean-Vlasov control problem with soft energy constraints, solving it through FBSDE.
result Model learns coherent stochastic trajectories matching prescribed marginal laws.
This paper develops q-learning methods for mean-field control problems.
problem Continuous-time mean-field control problems with interaction between agents.
method Introduces two q-functions and devises model-free learning algorithms.
result Developed algorithms can learn optimal value functions and q-functions.
Paper studies particle method for LSV model calibration, proving convergence and error bounds.
problem Calibration of local-stochastic volatility models with open well-posedness question.
method Regularized Euler--Maruyama scheme for particle approximation of McKean--Vlasov dynamics.
result Strong convergence of the Euler--Maruyama scheme with rate 1/2 in step-size.
Develops a new reinforcement learning framework for complex control problems.
problem Continuous-time extended mean field control with deterministic policies.
method Model-free sensitivity formula, deterministic policy gradient, local value and advantage-rate representations.
result Demonstrates efficiency, stability, and robustness in solving complex control problems.
Study optimizes SREC generation and trading in solar energy markets.
problem Optimizing solar energy generation and trading in SREC markets.
method Mean-field game approach to solve stochastic game with heterogeneous agents.
result Characterized firms' optimal controls and equilibrium SREC price.
Let Xbe a complex hyperelliptic curve of genus two equipped with the canonical metric ds2. We study mean field equations on complex hyperelliptic curves and show that the Gaussian curvature function of (X,ds2) determines an explicit solution to a mean field equation.
Study simulates Heston-type local stochastic volatility model using particle method.
problem Simulate calibrated Heston-type local stochastic volatility model with non-standard coefficients.
method Monte Carlo particle method, Euler-Maruyama scheme, full truncation Euler scheme.
result Strong convergence of Euler-Maruyama scheme with rate 1/2 in time, up to a logarithmic factor.
Unified framework for implicit generative models with theoretical guarantees.
problem Learning implicit generative models with theoretical guarantees.
method Integrating optimal transport, numerical ODE, density-ratio estimation, and deep neural networks.
result Unified framework with theoretical guarantees for implicit generative learning.
Solves specific mean-field game equations with ODEs.
problem Mean-field game equations in economic applications.
method Reduces coupled PDEs to a quadratically nonlinear system of ODEs.
result Shows specific data leads to solvable ODE system.
Proposes methods to include distributional information in MV-SDEs for better modeling of interacting particle systems.
problem Modeling the behavior of an infinite number of interacting particles with distributional information.
method Semi-parametric methods and estimators for MV-SDEs.
result Explicitly including distributional dependence improves performance in modeling temporal data with interaction.
Derives mean field game equations from microscopic agent dynamics.
problem Modeling behavior of large interacting agents in games.
method Derives mean field game PDEs from deterministic agent dynamics using Nash equilibria and dynamic programming.
result Derives mean field game limits and scales from agent-based financial market model.
New inequality criterion for a mean field equation on spheres.
problem Finding uniqueness in a mean field equation on spheres.
method Established a new Moser-Trudinger-Onofri inequality with a constraint on moments deviation.
result A threshold for deviation is a uniqueness criterion for the mean field equation.
The paper studies stochastic optimization on matrices and its limits as dimensions grow.
problem Optimizing functions on large symmetric matrices using stochastic gradient descent.
method Deterministic limits of random curves on matrices, using graphons and stochastic differential equations.
result The limit is a gradient flow on graphons, extending classical McKean-Vlasov limits.
The paper connects PSO and CBO methods using stochastic modeling and mean-field limits.
problem Global optimization problems with particle swarm optimization and consensus based optimization.
method Stochastic differential equations and mean-field approximation to derive macroscopic hydrodynamic equations.
result Derives mean-field approximation for PSO and links it to CBO methods.
Mean-field approximations simplify insurance liability calculations.
problem High-dimensional system of equations makes insurance liability calculation infeasible.
method Use mean-field model to replace high-dimensional system with a low-dimensional non-linear system.
result Insurance liability converges to mean-field approximation as cohort size increases.