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Small noise asymptotic behaviors for path-dependent multivalued McKean-Vlasov stochastic differential equations

Huijie Qiao, Ying Ma

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keywords large deviation principlemoderate deviation principlecentral limit theoremMcKean-Vlasov SDEpath-dependentmultivaluedsmall noisenon-Lipschitz coefficients

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The pith

Path-dependent multivalued McKean-Vlasov SDEs with small noise satisfy large deviation, moderate deviation, and central limit principles even under non-Lipschitz coefficients.

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The paper establishes a large deviation principle for path-dependent multivalued McKean-Vlasov stochastic differential equations under small noise and non-Lipschitz coefficients by applying the weak convergence approach. It then introduces an auxiliary equation to derive the moderate deviation principle. A further auxiliary equation together with a limit equation is constructed to prove the central limit theorem. These results describe the asymptotic behavior of the solution processes as the noise intensity tends to zero. Readers care because the equations model systems with memory and mean-field interactions, and the principles quantify probabilities of rare events as well as typical fluctuations around the deterministic limit.

Core claim

We first establish a large deviation principle for such equations under non-Lipschitz coefficients by the weak convergence approach. Subsequently, we introduce an auxiliary equation and apply it to derive the moderate deviation principle. Finally, we construct another auxiliary equation and a limit equation, and prove the central limit theorem.

What carries the argument

Path-dependent multivalued McKean-Vlasov SDEs analyzed via the weak convergence approach for large deviations and auxiliary equations for moderate deviations and central limits.

If this is right

The solution family obeys a large deviation principle as the noise parameter tends to zero.
Moderate deviations are obtained directly from the auxiliary process.
The central limit theorem describes Gaussian fluctuations around the mean-field limit.
All three principles hold for the path-dependent and multivalued setting.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

The same auxiliary-equation technique may extend to SDEs with jumps or infinite memory.
The rate functions could guide rare-event sampling algorithms for interacting particle systems.
Numerical verification of the central limit scaling on benchmark non-Lipschitz examples would strengthen applicability.

Load-bearing premise

Solutions to the path-dependent multivalued McKean-Vlasov SDEs exist and are unique under the given non-Lipschitz conditions, and the weak convergence approach applies to establish the large deviation principle.

What would settle it

A specific non-Lipschitz coefficient example where the empirical large deviation rate function or the central limit scaling of simulated solution paths deviates from the derived predictions would disprove the claims.

read the original abstract

This paper investigates the asymptotic behavior of path-dependent multivalued McKean-Vlasov stochastic differential equations perturbed by small noise. Specifically, we first establish a large deviation principle for such equations under non-Lipschitz coefficients by the weak convergence approach. Subsequently, we introduce an auxiliary equation and apply it to derive the moderate deviation principle. Finally, we construct another auxiliary equation and a limit equation, and prove the central limit theorem.

Editorial analysis

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Desk Editor's Note private letter to a colleague

Extends LDP/MDP/CLT to path-dependent multivalued McKean-Vlasov SDEs under non-Lipschitz conditions via weak convergence, but the work is incremental and hinges on unverified existence/uniqueness.

read the letter

This paper proves a large deviation principle for small-noise path-dependent multivalued McKean-Vlasov SDEs under non-Lipschitz coefficients using the weak convergence approach, then derives the moderate deviation principle from an auxiliary equation, and finally the central limit theorem from another auxiliary plus limit equation. The combination of path dependence, multivalued structure, mean-field interaction, and small-noise asymptotics in one setting is the main thing it brings together. Handling non-Lipschitz coefficients is a modest step beyond standard Lipschitz assumptions in this literature. The three-step program is familiar but applied to a fairly specific class of equations. The soft spots sit in the foundational pieces. Existence and uniqueness for the base equation under the stated non-Lipschitz conditions is asserted rather than derived in the abstract, and the weak convergence method requires solid tightness and identification arguments that could be delicate with multivalued operators and path dependence. The auxiliary constructions for MDP and CLT also need clean justification to avoid hidden regularity. Without the full estimates it is difficult to judge how much extra work the non-Lipschitz and multivalued parts actually demand. This is for specialists in stochastic analysis who already work on large deviations for interacting or constrained SDEs. A reader extending similar results to more general coefficients or structures would get some technical ideas, but the paper does not reorganize the broader area. I would send it to peer review; the claims are concrete enough that a referee can check the estimates without starting over.

Referee Report

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Summary. The paper investigates small-noise asymptotic behaviors for path-dependent multivalued McKean-Vlasov SDEs. It first establishes a large deviation principle under non-Lipschitz coefficients via the weak convergence approach, then derives the moderate deviation principle by introducing an auxiliary equation, and finally proves the central limit theorem by constructing another auxiliary equation together with a limit equation.

Significance. If the technical details hold, the results extend large-deviation, moderate-deviation, and central-limit analyses to a broader class of mean-field SDEs that incorporate path dependence and multivalued drifts. Such extensions are relevant for models with memory effects or constraints, and the reliance on weak convergence rather than exponential-moment estimates is a methodological strength when the required tightness and identification arguments are fully rigorous.

minor comments (3)

The abstract is concise but omits the precise function spaces (e.g., C([0,T];R^d)) and the exact form of the non-Lipschitz conditions under which the LDP holds; adding one sentence would improve readability.
The introduction should explicitly compare the new results with existing LDP/MDP/CLT statements for (non-path-dependent) McKean-Vlasov SDEs to clarify the incremental contribution.
Notation for the multivalued operator and the path-dependent functional should be introduced once in a dedicated preliminary section and used consistently thereafter.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading of our manuscript and for the positive assessment. We are pleased that the referee recognizes the relevance of extending large-deviation, moderate-deviation, and central-limit results to path-dependent multivalued McKean-Vlasov SDEs and views the weak-convergence approach as a methodological strength. We will incorporate the minor revisions recommended.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity in derivation chain

full rationale

The paper follows a standard three-step program in stochastic analysis: proving an LDP for path-dependent multivalued McKean-Vlasov SDEs under non-Lipschitz conditions via the weak convergence method, then using an auxiliary process to obtain the MDP, and finally another auxiliary plus limit equation for the CLT. None of these steps reduce by construction to fitted parameters, self-definitions, or load-bearing self-citations; the existence/uniqueness and applicability of weak convergence are treated as external prerequisites rather than derived from the target results themselves. The derivation remains self-contained against standard external benchmarks in the field.

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