Title :
Equilibrium solutions in sequential stochastic games
Author :
Castanon, David A. ; Sandell, Nils R., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
fDate :
8/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Closed-loop equilibrium solutions in generalized dynamic decision problems with uncertainty are difficult to obtain. In cases where the order of the various decisions has a sequential pattern, the equilibrium problem can be formulated in a standard form. This form leads to obtaining necessary conditions similar to the maximum principle of optimal control theory, and constructive sufficient conditions related to dynamic programming, which characterize the equilibrium solutions.
Keywords :
Differential games; Games; Sequential decision procedures; Control theory; Game theory; History; Random variables; Space technology; Stability; Standards development; Stochastic processes; Sufficient conditions; Uncertainty;
Journal_Title :
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAC.1977.1101573