Minimal truncation error constants for Runge-Kutta method for stochastic optimal control problems

Abstract

In this work, we obtain strong order-1 conditions with minimal truncation error constants of Runge-Kutta method for the optimal control of stochastic differential equations (SDEs). We match Stratonovich-Taylor expansion of the exact solution with Stratonovich-Taylor expansion of our approximation method that is defined by the Runge-Kutta scheme, term by term, in order to get the strong order-1 conditions. By a conclusion and an outlook to future research, the paper ends. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.