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    A Distributed Algorithm for Solving a Class of Multi-agent Markov Decision Problems

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    2003
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    Chang, Hyeong Soo
    Fu, Michael C.
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    Fu, Michael C.
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    We consider a class of infinite horizon Markov decision processes (MDPs) with multiple decision makers, called agents,and a general joint reward structure, but a special decomposable state/action structure such that each individual agent's actions affect the system's state transitions independently from the actions of all other agents. We introduce the concept of ``localization," where each agent need only consider a ``local" MDP defined on its own state and action spaces. Based on this localization concept, we propose an iterative distributed algorithm that emulates gradient ascent and which converges to a locally optimal solution for the average reward case. The solution is an ``autonomous" joint policy such that each agent's action is based on only its local state. Finally, we discuss the implication of the localization concept for discounted reward problems.
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