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Elizabeth Matter

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Mean Field Games of Controls with Fractional Laplacian

We analyze a fractional mean field game of controls system, showing existence of solutions when the order of the fractional Laplacian is $s\in(\frac{1}{2},1)$. Here the running cost depends on the distribution $\mu$ of not only the states but also optimal strategies. The coupling is assumed to satisfy the Lasry-Lions monotonicity condition. We derive three types of a priori estimates on solutions. First, we use the monotonicity condition to derive moment estimates on $\mu$. Second, we derive abstract estimates on fractional parabolic equations and apply them to the mean field game. Third, we derive new estimates on the time regularity of the distribution $\mu$ by analyzing the associated L\'evy process. We apply these estimates and the Leray-Schauder fixed point theorem to establish existence of solutions.

math.AP

New Uniqueness Results For A Mean Field Game Of Controls

We propose a new approach to proving the uniqueness of solutions to a certain class of mean field games of controls. In this class, the equilibrium is determined by an aggregate quantity $Q(t)$, e.g. the market price or production, which then determines optimal trajectories for agents. Our approach consists in analyzing the relationship between $Q(t)$ and corresponding optimal trajectories to find conditions under which there is at most one equilibrium. We show that our conditions do not match those prescribed by the Lasry-Lions monotonicity condition, nor even displacement monotonicity, but they do apply to economic models that have been proposed in the literature.

math.OC