Title
Good-for-MDPs Automata for Probabilistic Analysis and Reinforcement Learning.
Abstract
We characterize the class of nondeterministic \\(\\omega \\)-automata that can be used for the analysis of finite Markov decision processes (MDPs). We call these automata ‘good-for-MDPs’ (GFM). We show that GFM automata are closed under classic simulation as well as under more powerful simulation relations that leverage properties of optimal control strategies for MDPs. This closure enables us to exploit state-space reduction techniques, such as those based on direct and delayed simulation, that guarantee simulation equivalence. We demonstrate the promise of GFM automata by defining a new class of automata with favorable properties—they are Buchi automata with low branching degree obtained through a simple construction—and show that going beyond limit-deterministic automata may significantly benefit reinforcement learning.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1007/978-3-030-45190-5_17
European Joint Conferences on Theory And Practice of Software
DocType
Citations 
PageRank 
Conference
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ernst Moritz Hahn136823.99
Mateo Perez242.08
Sven Schewe349642.54
Fabio Somenzi43394302.47
Ashutosh Trivedi514928.08
Dominik Wojtczak615117.50