On the Constancy of the Pontryagin Hamiltonian for Autonomous Problems
Optimization and Control
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We provide a new, simpler, and more direct proof of the well known fact that for autonomous optimal control problems the Pontryagin extremals evolve on a level surface of the respective Pontryagin Hamiltonian.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0308172,
title = {On the Constancy of the Pontryagin Hamiltonian for Autonomous Problems},
author = {Delfim F. M. Torres},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0308172},
year = {2007}
}