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# A semi-discrete approximation for a first order mean field game problem

• In this article we consider a model first order mean field game problem, introduced by J.M. Lasry and P.L. Lions in [18]. Its solution $(v,m)$ can be obtained as the limit of the solutions of the second order mean field game problems, when the noise parameter tends to zero (see [18]). We propose a semi-discrete in time approximation of the system and, under natural assumptions, we prove that it is well posed and that it converges to $(v,m)$ when the discretization parameter tends to zero.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 91A13; Secondary: 65M25, 49L25.

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