Two-Scale Stochastic Systems: Asymptotic Analysis and Control

ISBN-13: 9783642084676 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 266 str.

Yuri Kabanov;Sergei Pergamenshchikov

Opis

In many complex systems one can distinguish fast and slow processes with radically di?erent velocities. In mathematical models based on di?er- tialequations, suchtwo-scalesystemscanbedescribedbyintroducingexpl- itly a small parameter?on the left-hand side ofstate equationsfor the fast variables, and these equationsare referredto assingularly perturbed. Surpr- ingly, this kind of equation attracted attention relatively recently (the idea of distinguishing fast and slow movements is, apparently, much older). Robert O Malley, in comments to his book, attributes the originof the whole historyofsingularperturbationsto the celebratedpaperofPrandtl 79]. This was an extremely short note, the text of his talk at the Third International Mathematical Congress in 1904: the young author believed that it had to be literally identical with his ten-minute long oral presentation. In spite of its length, it had a tremendous impact on the subsequent development. Many famous mathematicians contributed to the discipline, having numerous and important applications. We mention here only the name of A. N. Tikhonov, whodevelopedattheendofthe1940sinhisdoctoralthesisabeautifultheory for non-linear systems where the fast variables can almost reach their eq- librium states while the slow variables still remain near their initial values: the aerodynamics of a winged object like a plane or the Katiusha rocket may serve an example of such a system. It is generally accepted that the probabilistic modeling of real-world p- cesses is more adequate than the deterministic modeling."

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"The book presents Tikhonov theorems for stochastic systems with two time scales when a parameter decreases to zero. ... The topic of the book is relevant for the research areas of stochastics and of control and system theory. ... The strength of the book is in the analysis of Tikhonov theorems ... . The text is very well structured, runs very smooth, and the exposition allows detailed scrutiny of all proofs. The book is expected to become a basic reference on two-scale stochastic systems." (J. H. van Schuppen, Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde, Vol. 6 (2), 2005)

"This research monograph needs to be placed on your shelves ... . The monograph is organized by seven chapters and a valuable appendix. ... The book is written for a graduated mathematically oriented readership who is supposed to be familiar with basic concepts of stochastic differential equations and related issues." (Henri Schurz, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1033 (8), 2004)

"This very well-crafted monograph examines the coupled stochastic and singularly perturbed stochastic dynamics ... . the monograph displays in a very attractive manner the general scene of singularly perturbed stochastic differential equations. Telling examples are provided along with enlightening explanations, comparisons and detailed background material needed to grasp the theory. ... To sum up, a mixture of modern techniques concerning singularly perturbed stochastic differential equations, along with classical arguments, is presented in a rigorous, clear and attractive manner." (Zvi Artstein, Mathematical Reviews, 2004 c)

"Two time-scale problems arise in many problems of practical interest. The essential ingredient in these problems is a decomposition of the dynamics into 'fast' and 'slow' modes. ... This book deals, inter alia with 'averaging methods' where the coefficients of the limiting slow dynamics are obtained by averaging the fast dynamics. Indeed, the idea of 'averaging' has found wide-spread application in related problems. The book is uncompromisingly mathematical but clearly and elegantly written." (G. C. Goodwin, Short Book Reviews, Vol. 23 (3), 2003)

Spis treści

0 Warm-up.- 1 Toolbox: Moment Bounds for Solutions of Stable SDEs.- 2 The Tikhonov Theory for SDEs.- 3 Large Deviations.- 4 Uniform Expansions for Two-Scale Systems.- 5 Two-Scale Optimal Control Problems.- 6 Applications.- A.1 Basic Facts About SDEs.- A.1.1 Existence and Uniqueness of Strong Solutions for SDEs with Random Coefficients.- A.1.2 Existence and Uniqueness with a Lyapunov Function.- A.1.3 Moment Bounds for Linear SDEs.- A.1.4 The Novikov Condition.- A.2 Exponential Bounds for Fundamental Matrices.- A.2.1 Uniform Bound in the Time-Homogeneous Case.- A.2.2 Nonhomogeneous Case.- A.2.3 Models with Singular Perturbations.- A.3 Total Variation Distance and Hellinger Processes.- A.3.1 Total Variation Distance and Hellinger Integrals.- A.3.2 The Hellinger Processes.- A.3.3 Example: Diffusion-Type Processes.- A.4 Hausdorff Metric.- A.5 Measurable Selection.- A.5.1 Aumann Theorem.- A.5.2 Filippov Implicit Function Lemma.- A.5.3 Measurable Version of the Carathéodory Theorem.- A.6.1 Notations and Preliminaries.- A.6.2 Integration of Stochastic Kernels.- A.6.3 Distributions of Integrals.- A.6.4 Compactness of the Limit of Attainability Sets.- A.6.5 Supports of Conditional Distributions.- A.7 The Komlós Theorem.- Historical Notes.- References.

Blurb

Two-scale systems described by singularly perturbed SDEs have been the subject of ample literature. However, this new monograph develops subjects that were rarely addressed and could be given the collective description "Stochastic Tikhonov-Levinson theory and its applications." The book provides a mathematical apparatus designed to analyze the dynamic behaviour of a randomly perturbed system with fast and slow variables. In contrast to the deterministic Tikhonov-Levinson theory, the basic model is described in a more realistic way by stochastic differential equations. This leads to a number of new theoretical questions but simultaneously allows us to treat in a unified way a surprisingly wide spectrum of applications like fast modulations, approximate filtering, and stochastic approximation.Two-scale systems described by singularly perturbed SDEs have been the subject of ample literature. However, this new monograph develops subjects that were rarely addressed and could be given the collective description "Stochastic Tikhonov-Levinson theory and its applications." The book provides a mathematical apparatus designed to analyze the dynamic behaviour of a randomly perturbed system with fast and slow variables. In contrast to the deterministic Tikhonov-Levinson theory, the basic model is described in a more realistic way by stochastic differential equations. This leads to a number of new theoretical questions but simultaneously allows us to treat in a unified way a surprisingly wide spectrum of applications like fast modulations, approximate filtering, and stochastic approximation.