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Optimal control for the Paneitz obstacle problem

Analysis of PDEs 2022-07-27 v2 Differential Geometry Optimization and Control

Abstract

In this paper, we study a natural optimal control problem associated to the Paneitz obstacle problem on closed 4-dimensional Riemannian manifolds. We show the existence of an optimal control which is an optimal state and induces also a conformal metric with prescribed Q-curvature. We show also C^{\infty}-regularity of optimal controls and some compactness results for the optimal controls. In the case of the 4-dimensional standard sphere, we characterize all optimal controls.

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@article{arxiv.2205.04562,
  title  = {Optimal control for the Paneitz obstacle problem},
  author = {Cheikh Birahim Ndiaye},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.04562},
  year   = {2022}
}
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