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48 results for mean-field SDEs

Study on the smoothness of solutions to a specific type of stochastic differential equation.

problem Regularity of solutions to mean-field GG-SDEs.
method Analysis of first and second order Fréchet differentiability in the random initial condition.
result Established the Fréchet differentiability of the solution and specified the corresponding equations.

Improved sampling from mean-field stationary distributions.

problem Sampling from the stationary distribution of mean-field SDEs.
method Decoupling the problem into two aspects: approximation of mean-field SDE and sampling from finite-particle distribution.
result Improved guarantees in various settings, including optimizing neural networks.

We study a coupled system of controlled stochastic differential equations (SDEs) driven by a Brownian motion and a compensated Poisson random measure, consisting of a forward SDE in the unknown process X(t)X(t) and a \emph{predictive mean-field} backward SDE (BSDE) in the unknowns Y(t),Z(t),K(t,)Y(t), Z(t), K(t,\cdot). The driver of …

2015-05-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Study improves LL^{\infty} estimates and extreme value behavior in stochastic differential games.

problem Analyzing the mean-field limit of diffusive games through master equation.
method Using the Master Equation to approximate state processes and establishing LL^{\infty} estimates for the total error.
result Established NoN o \infty asymptotic behavior of upper order statistics of Nash states, initiating Extreme Value Theory for stochastic differential games.

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.

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…

2018-09-12abs ↗pdf ↗

New framework for analyzing games with multi-dimensional singular controls and non-linear jumps.

problem Analyzing games with multi-dimensional singular controls and non-linear jump impacts.
method Probabilistic framework with novel class of MFGs (MFGs of parametrisations).
result Existence of equilibria and equivalence with MFGs of singular controls.

New MFG model for MV portfolio management with peer-based risk aversion.

problem Time-inconsistent mean-variance portfolio management with peer-based risk aversion.
method Mean-field game, smooth regularization, fixed-point arguments, convergence analysis.
result Existence of mean-field equilibrium in time-inconsistent MFG.

Noise can stabilize systemic risk models with uncertain robustness.

problem Understanding systemic risk in financial systems with uncertain parameters.
method Analyzing a mean-field model of systemic risk with uncertain coefficients and noise.
result Noise can induce stability in systemic risk models, contrary to intuition.

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.

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.

New algorithm infers trajectories from partial observations using optimal transport.

problem Inferring trajectories from partial observations of coupled systems.
method Extends MFL algorithm to latent SDEs using observable state space models and partial observations.
result Experiments show significant outperformance over latent-free baseline.

Study mutual insurance market dynamics using mean field games.

problem Understanding strategic interactions and wealth distribution in mutual insurance companies.
method Extended mean field game framework, mean field forward-backward stochastic differential equations (MF-FBSDE), deep BSDE algorithm.
result Established global-in-time existence and uniqueness of Nash equilibrium strategy.

New dynamics for SGD in small learning rate regime.

problem Improving stochastic gradient descent in small learning rate regime.
method Introducing stochastic modified flows and distribution dependent stochastic modified flows.
result Captures fluctuating dynamics of SGD in small learning rate - infinite width scaling regime.

Study shows rate of convergence for particle approximation of PDEs in Wasserstein space.

problem Analyzing convergence rates for particle approximations of PDEs in Wasserstein space.
method Backward stochastic differential equations techniques.
result Proved a rate of convergence of order 1/N for pathwise error and 1/sqrt(N) for L2-error on the derivative.

Parameter inference for stochastic differential equations is challenging due to the presence of a latent diffusion process. Working with an Euler-Maruyama discretisation for the diffusion, we use variational inference to jointly learn the parameters and the diffusion paths. We use a standard mean-field variational appr…

2018-02-09abs ↗pdf ↗

SDE Matching eliminates simulation for training Latent SDEs, achieving similar performance.

problem Training Latent SDEs with adjoint sensitivity methods is computationally expensive and limited.
method SDE Matching, inspired by Score- and Flow Matching, eliminates simulation for training Latent SDEs.
result SDE Matching achieves performance comparable to adjoint sensitivity methods while reducing computational complexity.

This paper uses SDEs to analyze GANs training and long-run behavior.

problem Understanding the training process and long-run behavior of GANs.
method Established SDE approximations for GANs training and analyzed long-run behavior via invariant measures.
result The long-run behavior of GANs training can be studied via the invariant measures of its SDE approximations.

The paper identifies generators of linear SDEs with noise types.

problem Identifying the generator of linear SDEs from their solution distribution.
method Deriving sufficient and necessary conditions for additive noise, and sufficient conditions for multiplicative noise.
result Generic conditions for identifying the generator of linear SDEs with both types of noise.

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.

Stochastic normalizing flows use SDEs for efficient training and sampling.

problem Efficient maximum likelihood estimation and variational inference.
method Continuous normalizing flows extended with stochastic differential equations (SDEs) and rough path theory.
result Stochastic normalizing flows enable efficient training and sampling from complex distributions.

We explain how Itô Stochastic Differential Equations (SDEs) on manifolds may be defined using 2-jets of smooth functions. We show how this relationship can be interpreted in terms of a convergent numerical scheme. We show how jets can be used to derive graphical representations of Itô SDEs. We show how jets can be used…

2016-02-12abs ↗pdf ↗

New geometric SDEs and discretizations on Riemannian manifolds with error bounds.

problem Modeling diffusion processes on Riemannian manifolds with geometric SDEs.
method Introduced a new construction of geometric SDEs and provided non-asymptotic error bounds.
result First non-asymptotic error bound for geometric Euler-Murayama discretization.

This paper bridges the gap between ODE and SDE in diffusion models using Fokker-Planck equations.

problem Empirical evidence shows that ODE-based samples from score-based diffusion models are inferior to SDE-based samples.
method The paper rigorously describes dynamics and approximations in training score-based diffusion models, linking them to Fokker-Planck equations.
result Adding a regularisation term based on the Fokker-Planck residual can close the gap between ODE- and SDE-induced distributions.

New algorithm optimizes nonlinear SDEs online with convergence guarantees.

problem Optimizing nonlinear stochastic differential equations (SDEs) is computationally challenging.
method Forward propagation algorithm that solves an SDE derived using forward differentiation.
result Convergence theorem for nonlinear dissipative SDEs with bounds on stochastic fluctuations.

We developed efficient methods to compute gradients for Neural SDEs, improving training speed and accuracy.

problem Training Neural SDEs requires accurate and efficient computation of gradients, which is challenging due to the complexity of SDEs.
method We introduced a reversible Heun method for solving backwards-in-time SDEs and a Brownian Interval for sampling and reconstructing Brownian motion.
result Our methods significantly improve training speed and accuracy for Neural SDEs, outperforming state-of-the-art techniques.

We introduce a mean-reverting SDE whose solution is naturally defined on the space of correlation matrices. This SDE can be seen as an extension of the well-known Wright-Fisher diffusion. We provide conditions that ensure weak and strong uniqueness of the SDE, and describe its ergodic limit. We also shed light on a use…

2011-08-26abs ↗pdf ↗

TFM trains Neural SDEs without backpropagation, improving clinical time series modeling.

problem Modeling irregularly sampled time series in medicine.
method Trajectory Flow Matching (TFM) using flow matching for generative modeling.
result TFM improves performance on clinical time series datasets.

Deep learning estimates time-varying Markov model parameters.

problem Estimating time-dependent parameters in Markov models.
method Reframes parameter estimation as an optimization problem using maximum likelihood.
result Real solution close to SDE with neural network-derived parameters under specific conditions.

Neural SDEs model suicide risk with compact state space constraints.

problem Modeling suicide risk with irregular, noisy, and partially observed data.
method Developed neural SDEs confined to compact state spaces, addressing domain constraints and numerical stability.
result Improved forecasts and optimization dynamics over standard models on EMA datasets.