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A priori error estimates for optimal control problems governed by the transient Stokes equations and subject to state constraints pointwise in time

Numerical Analysis 2026-05-20 v2 Numerical Analysis Optimization and Control

Abstract

In this paper, we consider a state constrained optimal control problem governed by the transient Stokes equations. The state constraint is given by an L2 functional in space, which is required to fulfill a pointwise bound in time. The discretization scheme for the Stokes equations consists of inf-sup stable finite elements in space and a discontinuous Galerkin method in time, for which we have recently established best approximation type error estimates. Using these error estimates, for the discrete control problem we establish error estimates and as a by-product we show an improved regularity for the optimal control. We complement our theoretical analysis with numerical results.

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@article{arxiv.2407.20702,
  title  = {A priori error estimates for optimal control problems governed by the transient Stokes equations and subject to state constraints pointwise in time},
  author = {Dmitriy Leykekhman and Boris Vexler and Jakob Wagner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.20702},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

Added some references and another Numerical example with simultaneous control- and state constraint