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Publications (48)

math.PR2016

Importance sampling in path space for diffusion processes with slow-fast variables

Carsten Hartmann, Christof Schütte, Marcus Weber +1

Importance sampling is a widely used technique to reduce the variance of a Monte Carlo estimator by an appropriate change of measure. In this work, we study importance sam- pling i…

math.OC2026

Mean-field optimal control with stochastic leaders

Sebastian Zimper, Ana Djurdjevac, Carsten Hartmann +2

The paper analyzes large stochastic agent systems steered by a few stochastic leaders, derives a partial mean‑field limit described by a coupled McKean‑Vlasov and controlled Itô SD…

#mean-field games#stochastic control#opinion dynamics#leader-follower systems
math.DS2026

Energetic characterisation of transient clustering dynamics in aggregation-diffusion systems

Nathalie Wehlitz, Richard Scherzer, Carsten Hartmann +1

We investigate transient clustering dynamics in nonlocal aggregation-diffusion systems from an energetic perspective. Starting from a stochastic interacting particle system, we stu…

physics.soc-ph2026

Impact of Market Reforms on Deterministic Frequency Deviations in the European Power Grid

Philipp C. Böttcher, Carsten Hartmann, Andrea Benigni +2

Deterministic frequency deviations (DFDs) are systematic and predictable excursions of grid frequency that arise from synchronized generation ramps induced by electricity market sc…

math.PR2026

Importance sampling of unbounded random stopping times: computing committor functions and exit rates without reweighting

Carsten Hartmann, Annika Jöster, Christof Schütte +2

Rare events in molecular dynamics are often related to noise-induced transitions between different macroscopic states (e.g., in protein folding). A common feature of these rare tra…

eess.SY2025

Towards Quantum Algorithms for the Optimization of Spanning Trees: The Power Distribution Grids Use Case

Carsten Hartmann, Nil Rodellas-Grà cia, Christian Wallisch +5

Optimizing the topology of networks is an important challenge across engineering disciplines. In energy systems, network reconfiguration can substantially reduce losses and costs a…