many formulations of RL systems and optimizing feedback control both have origins in for example, in optimal control theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontr

many formulations of RL systems and optimizing feedback control both have origins in for example, in optimal control theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontryagin%27s_maximum_principle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontryagin%27s_maximum_princip...