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A convex penalty for switching control of partial differential equations

Optimization and Control 2017-02-27 v1

Abstract

A convex penalty for promoting switching controls for partial differential equations is introduced; such controls consist of an arbitrary number of components of which at most one should be simultaneously active. Using a Moreau-Yosida approximation, a family of approximating problems is obtained that is amenable to solution by a semismooth Newton method. The efficiency of this approach and the structure of the obtained controls are demonstrated by numerical examples.

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@article{arxiv.1702.07505,
  title  = {A convex penalty for switching control of partial differential equations},
  author = {Christian Clason and Armin Rund and Karl Kunisch and Richard C. Barnard},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.07505},
  year   = {2017}
}