Minimax solutions of path-dependent Hamilton--Jacobi equations under weakened assumptions with application to differential games

Abstract

We study minimax (generalized) solutions of a Cauchy problem for a (first-order) path-dependent Hamilton--Jacobi equation with co-invariant derivatives under a right-end boundary condition. Under assumptions on the Hamiltonian that are more general than those previously considered in the literature and allow, in particular, a measurable dependence on the first (time) variable, we establish existence, uniqueness, stability, and consistency results for minimax solutions. As an application, we consider a zero-sum differential game for a time-delay system and prove that this game has a value under assumptions more general than the known ones but rather natural being consistent with the Carathéodory conditions.