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In this paper, we discuss the numerical approximation of a distributed optimal control problem governed by the von Karman equations, defined in polygonal domains with point-wise control constraints. Conforming finite elements are employed…

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In this paper we consider the problem of deformation quantization of the algebra of polynomial functions on coadjoint orbits of semisimple lie groups. The deformation of an orbit is realized by taking the quotient of the universal…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2007-05-23 R. Fioresi , M. A. Lledo

The coherent control of small quantum system is considered. For a two-level system coupled to an arbitrary bath we consider a pulse of finite duration. We derive the leading and the next-leading order corrections to the evolution operator…

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Two key challenges in optimal control include efficiently solving high-dimensional problems and handling optimal control problems with state-dependent running costs. In this paper, we consider a class of optimal control problems whose…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-05-16 Paula Chen , Jérôme Darbon , Tingwei Meng

We briefly describe our application of a version of noncommutative differential geometry to the 3-dim quantum space covariant under the quantum group of rotations $SO_q(3)$ and sketch how this might be used to determine the correct physical…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2012-09-28 Gaetano Fiore , John Madore

We consider the linear quadratic Gaussian control problem with a discounted cost functional for descriptor systems on the infinite time horizon. Based on recent results from the deterministic framework, we characterize the feasibility of…

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Quantum mechanics is among the most important and successful mathematical model for describing our physical reality. The traditional formulation of quantum mechanics is linear and algebraic. In contrast classical mechanics is a geometrical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-11-03 Hoshang Heydari

We show that it is possible to represent various descriptions of Quantum Mechanics in geometrical terms. In particular we start with the space of observables and use the momentum map associated with the unitary group to provide an unified…

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We consider homogenization problems in the framework of deterministic optimal control when the dynamics and running costs are completely different in two (or more) complementary domains of the space $\R^N$. For such optimal control…

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An optimal control problem with a time-parameter is considered. The functional to be optimized includes the maximum over time-horizon reached by a function of the state variable, and so an $L^\infty$-term. In addition to the classical…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-11-01 Sébastien Court , Karl Kunisch , Laurent Pfeiffer

Optimization under structural constraints is typically analyzed through projection or penalty methods, obscuring the geometric mechanism by which constraints shape admissible dynamics. We propose an operator-theoretic formulation in which…

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While recent breakthroughs in quantum computing promise the nascence of the quantum information age, quantum states remain delicate to control. Moreover, the required energy budget for large scale quantum applications has only sparely been…

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Many robotics tasks, such as path planning or trajectory optimization, are formulated as optimal control problems (OCPs). The key to obtaining high performance lies in the design of the OCP's objective function. In practice, the objective…

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This paper characterizes the solution to a finite horizon min-max optimal control problem where the system is linear and discrete-time with control and state constraints, and the cost quadratic; the disturbance is negatively costed, as in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-10-13 D. Q. Mayne , S. V. Rakovic , R. B. Vinter , E. C. Kerrigan

In recent years, various frameworks have been proposed for the study of quantum processes with indefinite causal order. In particular, quantum circuits with quantum control of causal order (QC-QCs) form a broad class of physical supermaps…

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A geometric setup for control theory is presented. The argument is developed through the study of the extremals of action functionals defined on piecewise differentiable curves, in the presence of differentiable non-holonomic constraints.…

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We present the mapping of a class of simplified air traffic management (ATM) problems (strategic conflict resolution) to quadratic unconstrained boolean optimization (QUBO) problems. The mapping is performed through an original…

As quantum processing units grow in size and precision we enter the stage where quantum algorithms can be tested on actual quantum devices. To implement a given quantum circuit on a given quantum device, one has to express the circuit in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-23 Yaqing X. Wang , Tommaso Calarco , Felix Motzoi , Matthias M. Müller

Controlling the shapes of surfaces provides a novel way to direct self-assembly of colloidal particles on those surfaces and may be useful for material design. This motivates the investigation of an optimal control problem for surface shape…

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