Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, vol.182, no.3, pp.1001-1018, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
In this paper, first-order and second-order necessary conditions for optimality for discrete-time stochastic optimal control problems governed by discrete-time Itô equations are established. A new discrete-time backward stochastic equation and discrete-time backward stochastic matrix equation are introduced. Based on the discrete-time backward stochastic Itô equation, a discrete-time stochastic maximum principle for the stochastic discrete optimal control problems is obtained. Moreover, using the discrete-time backward stochastic matrix equation the second-order necessary conditions for optimality are obtained.