"Finite-state mean-field games and the master equation" by Asaf Cohen (University of Michigan)

Event Date: 

Monday, March 15, 2021 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Event Location: 

  • Zoom webinar

Abstract:   We consider an n-player symmetric stochastic game with weak interactions between N players. Time is continuous and the horizon and the number of states are finite. We show that the value function of each of the players can be approximated by the solution of a partial differential equation called the master equation. Moreover, we analyze the fluctuations of the empirical measure of the states of the players in the game and show that it is governed by a solution to a stochastic differential equation.



Joint work with Erhan Bayraktar