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A viscosity solution approach to regularity properties of the optimal value function

Analysis of PDEs 2020-12-08 v1

Abstract

In this paper we analyze the optimal value function vv associated to a general parametric optimization problems via the theory of viscosity solutions. The novelty is that we obtain regularity properties of vv by showing that it is a viscosity solution to a set of first-order equations. As a consequence, in Banach spaces, we provide sufficient conditions for local and global Lipschitz properties of vv. We also derive, in finite dimensions, conditions for optimality through a comparison principle. Finally, we study the relationship between viscosity and Clarke generalized solutions to get further differentiability properties of vv in Euclidean spaces.

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@article{arxiv.2012.03401,
  title  = {A viscosity solution approach to regularity properties of the optimal value function},
  author = {Ochoa Pablo and Virginia N. Vera de Serio},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.03401},
  year   = {2020}
}
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