arXiv:2503.21224cs.LGmath.OC2025-03被引 2

提出多层蒙特卡洛算法,高效求解高维强化学习问题

Efficient Learning for Entropy-Regularized Markov Decision Processes via Multilevel Monte Carlo

  • 结合不动点迭代与多层蒙特卡洛,设计新型采样方法
  • 使用无偏估计时样本复杂度为多项式,优于传统方法
  • 适用于大规模或连续状态动作空间,适合实际强化学习应用

在具有波兰状态和动作空间的熵正则化马尔可夫决策过程(MDP)中,设计具备复杂度保证的高效学习算法仍是核心挑战。本文针对可访问环境生成模型的情形,提出一类新颖的多层蒙特卡洛(MLMC)算法,将不动点迭代与MLMC技术、贝尔曼算子的通用随机近似相结合。量化了所选近似贝尔曼算子对最终MLMC估计器精度的影响。基于误差分析,证明:若采用有偏的普通蒙特卡洛估计,样本复杂度为准多项式;而使用无偏随机多层近似时,期望样本复杂度为多项式。关键在于,这些复杂度边界独立于状态与动作空间的维度或基数,区别于现有随空间规模增长的方法。数值实验验证了理论性能保证。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Designing efficient learning algorithms with complexity guarantees for Markov decision processes (MDPs) with large or continuous state and action spaces remains a fundamental challenge. We address this challenge for entropy-regularized MDPs with Polish state and action spaces, assuming access to a generative model of the environment. We propose a novel family of multilevel Monte Carlo (MLMC) algorithms that integrate fixed-point iteration with MLMC techniques and a generic stochastic approximation of the Bellman operator. We quantify the precise impact of the chosen approximate Bellman operator on the accuracy of the resulting MLMC estimator. Leveraging this error analysis, we show that using a biased plain MC estimate for the Bellman operator results in quasi-polynomial sample complexity, whereas an unbiased randomized multilevel approximation of the Bellman operator achieves polynomial sample complexity in expectation. Notably, these complexity bounds are independent of the dimensions or cardinalities of the state and action spaces, distinguishing our approach from existing algorithms whose complexities scale with the sizes of these spaces. We validate these theoretical performance guarantees through numerical experiments.

强化学习蒙特卡洛复杂度分析

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