
arXiv: 1503.05864
An advantageous feature of piecewise constant policy timestepping for Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equations is that different linear approximation schemes, and indeed different meshes, can be used for the resulting linear equations for different control parameters. Standard convergence analysis suggests that monotone (i.e., linear) interpolation must be used to transfer data between meshes. Using the equivalence to a switching system and an adaptation of the usual arguments based on consistency, stability and monotonicity, we show that if limited, potentially higher order interpolation is used for the mesh transfer, convergence is guaranteed. We provide numerical tests for the mean-variance optimal investment problem and the uncertain volatility option pricing model, and compare the results to published test cases.
viscosity solutions, Discrete approximations in optimal control, mean variance, Dynamic programming in optimal control and differential games, Numerical Analysis (math.NA), fully nonlinear PDEs, piecewise constant policy time stepping, monotone approximation schemes, Finite difference methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs, FOS: Mathematics, uncertain volatility model, Mathematics - Numerical Analysis
viscosity solutions, Discrete approximations in optimal control, mean variance, Dynamic programming in optimal control and differential games, Numerical Analysis (math.NA), fully nonlinear PDEs, piecewise constant policy time stepping, monotone approximation schemes, Finite difference methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs, FOS: Mathematics, uncertain volatility model, Mathematics - Numerical Analysis
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