(1) Division of Applied Mathematics and Lefschetz Center for Dynamical Systems, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
Abstract:
This paper is concerned with processes which are max-plus counterparts of
Markov diffusion processes governed by Ito sense stochastic differential
equations. Concepts of max-plus martingale and max-plus stochastic differential
equation are introduced. The max-plus counterparts of backward and forward
PDEs for Markov diffusions turn out to be first-order PDEs of
Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman type. Max-plus additive integrals and a max-plus
additive dynamic programming principle are considered. This leads to
variational inequalities of Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman type.