The eigenvalue problem of singular ergodic control

Series
PDE Seminar
Time
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 3:00pm for 1 hour (actually 50 minutes)
Location
Skiles 255
Speaker
Ryan Hynd – University of California
Organizer
Michael Lacey
We discuss a non-linear eigenvalue problem where the eigenvalue has a natural control-theoretic interpretation as an optimal "long-time averaged cost." We also show how such problems arise in financial market models with small transaction costs.