# Mean field games

*Source* · `src-lasry-2007-mean-field-games` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Peer-reviewed paper |
| authors | Jean-Michel Lasry, Pierre-Louis Lions |
| venue | Japanese Journal of Mathematics 2, 229-260 |
| date | 2007-03-28 |
| url | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11537-007-0657-8 |
| doi | 10.1007/s11537-007-0657-8 |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |
| notes | Founding MFG paper: many rational players each optimize against the aggregate distribution; coupled forward-backward nonlinear PDEs shown well-posed. |

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Mean field games and mean-field learning](../technique/mean-field-games.md)

## Citation

Jean-Michel Lasry, Pierre-Louis Lions (2007-03-28). *Mean field games*. Japanese Journal of Mathematics 2, 229-260 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11537-007-0657-8

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