E. Everardo Martinez-Garcia, Fernando Luque-Vásquez, J. Adolfo Minjárez-Sosa
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Abstract
This work deals with a class of discrete-time mean-field games evolving according to a stochastic difference equation where the random disturbance distribution \(\theta \) is unknown or difficult to handle. The mean-field game is defined on Borel spaces and it is assumed possibly unbounded costs. Then, by combining suitable statistical estimation process of \(\theta \) with the mean-field games theory, we introduce approximation procedures for the mean-field equilibrium under a discounted optimality criterion.
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The Applied Mathematics and Optimization Journal covers a broad range of mathematical methods in particular those that bridge with optimization and have some connection with applications. Core topics include calculus of variations, partial differential equations, stochastic control, optimization of deterministic or stochastic systems in discrete or continuous time, homogenization, control theory, mean field games, dynamic games and optimal transport. Algorithmic, data analytic, machine learning and numerical methods which support the modeling and analysis of optimization problems are encouraged. Of great interest are papers which show some novel idea in either the theory or model which include some connection with potential applications in science and engineering.