Hilbert space-valued forward-backward stochastic differential equations with Poisson jumps and applications

In this paper, we study a class of Hilbert space-valued forward-backward stochastic differential equations (FBSDEs) with bounded random terminal times; more precisely, the FBSDEs are driven by a cylindrical Brownian motion on a separable Hilbert space and a Poisson random measure. In the case where the coefficients are continuous but not Lipschitz continuous, we prove the existence and uniqueness of adapted solutions to such FBSDEs under assumptions of weak monotonicity and linear growth on the coefficients. Existence is shown by applying a finite-dimensional approximation technique and the weak convergence theory. We also use these results to solve some special types of optimal stochastic control problems.     

Adjoint concepts for the optimal control of Burgers equation

Adjoint techniques are a common tool in the numerical treatment of optimal control problems. They are used for efficient evaluations of the gradient of the objective in gradient-based optimization algorithms. Different adjoint techniques for the optimal control of Burgers equation with Neumann boundary control are studied. The methods differ in the point in the numerical algorithm at which the adjoints are incorporated. Discretization methods for the continuous adjoint are discussed and compared with methods applying the application of the discrete adjoint. At the example of the implicit Euler method and the Crank Nicolson method it is shown that a discretization for the adjoint problem that is adjoint to the discretized optimal control problem avoids additional errors in gradient-based optimization algorithms. The approach of discrete adjoints coincides with that of automatic differentiation tools (AD) which provide exact gradient calculations on the discrete level.     

高维数据判别分析中的特征选择

对高维数据进行判别分析,典型的策略包含数据压缩、特征提取与特征选择三步.该文对于选择合适的特征进行判别分析提出了一个定理,并应用这个定理对常用的主成分判别方法作了改进.最后,作者把改进的方法与两种常用的方法应用于一个神经生理试验数据的判别分析.结果表明,在保证判别能力的同时,改进后的方法下用于判别的特征减少了     

Approximation of average cost optimal policies for general Markov decision processes with unbounded costs

The aim of the paper is to show that Lyapunov-like ergodicity conditions on Markov decision processes with Borel state space and possibly unbounded cost provide the approximation of an average cost optimal policy by solvingn-stage optimization problems (n = 1, 2, ...). The used approach ensures the exponential rate of convergence. The approximation of this type would be useful to find adaptive procedures of control and to estimate stability of an optimal control under disturbances of the transition probability.Research supported in part by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACYT) under grant 0635P-E9506.Research supported by Fondo del Sistema de Investigatión del Mar de Cortés under Grant SIMAC/94/CT-005.     

Constrained retarded nonlinear optimal control problems in Banach state space

Necessary conditions are proved for the optimal control of solutions of ordinary and retarded differential equations in a Banach state space, with mixed and pure state restrictions. The treatment includes the possibility of point targets. A generalization of earlier results for finite-dimensional or Hilbert state spaces is obtained.     

A new technique for linear static state estimation based on weighted least absolute value approximations

This paper presents a new technique for solving the problem of linear static state estimation, based on weighted least absolute value (WLAV). A set ofm optimality equations is obtained, wherem=number of measurements, based on minimizing a WLAV performance index involvingn unknown state variables,m>n. These equations are solved using the left pseudo-inverse transformation, least-square sense, to obtain approximately the residual of each measurement.Ifk is the rank of the matrixH,k=n, we choose among the optimality equations a number of equations equal to the rankk and having the smallest residuals. The solution of thesen equations inn unknowns yields the best WLAV estimation. A numerical example is reported; the results for this example are obtained by using both WLS and WLAV techniques. It is shown that the best WLAV approximation is superior to the best WLS approximation when estimating the true form of data containing some inaccurate observations.This work was supported by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Grant No. A4146.     

Asysmptotic Normality of the M－estimators for Parametric Components in Partly Linear Models

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Sufficient optimality conditions for nonconvex control problems with state constraints

The sufficient optimality conditions of Zeidan for optimal control problems (Refs. 1 and 2) are generalized such that they are applicable to problems with pure state-variable inequality constraints. We derive conditions which neither assume the concavity of the Hamiltonian nor the quasiconcavity of the constraints. Global as well as local optimality conditions are presented.     

Tandem queue with group arrivals and no intermediate buffer

We study a system with two single-server stations in series. There is an infinite buffer in front of the first station and no buffer between the two stations. The customers come in groups; the groups contain random numbers of customers and arrive according to a Poisson process. Assuming general service time distributions at the two stations, we derive the Laplace transform and the recursive formula for the moments of the total time spent in the tandem system (waiting time in the system) by an arbitrary customer. From the Laplace transform, we conclude that the optimal order of the servers for minimizing the waiting time in the system does not depend on the group size.     

Optimal controls of Boussinesq equations with state constraints

This work is concerned with the maximum principle for an optimal control problem governed by Boussinesq equations. Some integral type state constraints are considered.