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We introduce a notion of bounded variation solution for a new class of nonlinear control systems with ordinary and impulsive controls, in which the drift function depends not only on the state, but also on its past history, through a finite…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-07-25 Giovanni Fusco , Monica Motta

We present variational theory for optimal control over a finite time interval in quantum systems with relaxation. The corresponding Euler-Lagrange equations determining the optimal control field are derived. In our theory the optimal…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Ilia Grigorenko , Martin E. Garcia , K. H. Bennemann

We begin by presenting the classical deterministic problems of the calculus of variations, with emphasis on the necessary optimality conditions of Euler-Lagrange and the Noether theorem. As examples of application, we obtain the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-08-29 Adilson C. M. Barros , Delfim F. M. Torres

We reconsider the variational integration of optimal control problems for mechanical systems based on a direct discretization of the Lagrange-d'Alembert principle. This approach yields discrete dynamical constraints which by construction…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-04-30 C. M. Campos , O. Junge , S. Ober-Blöbaum

It has been shown recently that optimal control problems with the dynamical constraint given by a second order system admit a regular Lagrangian formulation. This implies that the optimality conditions can be obtained in a new form based on…

We prove a generalization of Noether's theorem for optimal control problems defined on time scales. Particularly, our results can be used for discrete-time, quantum, and continuous-time optimal control problems. The generalization involves…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-06-04 Agnieszka B. Malinowska , Moulay Rchid Sidi Ammi

The Herglotz problem is a generalization of the fundamental problem of the calculus of variations. In this paper, we consider a class of non-differentiable functions, where the dynamics is described by a scale derivative. Necessary…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-04-18 Ricardo Almeida

We prove Euler-Lagrange type equations and transversality conditions for generalized infinite horizon problems of the calculus of variations on time scales. Here the Lagrangian depends on the independent variable, an unknown function and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-01-31 Monika Dryl , Delfim F. M. Torres

We introduce new fractional operators of variable order on isolated time scales with Mittag-Leffler kernels. This allows a general formulation of a class of fractional variational problems involving variable-order difference operators. Main…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2019-02-19 Thabet Abdeljawad , Raziye Mert , Delfim F. M. Torres

The aim of this work is to make a survey on recent sufficient optimality conditions for optimal control problems with time delays in both state and control variables. The results are obtained by transforming delayed optimal control problems…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-08-10 Ana P. Lemos-Paiao , Cristiana J. Silva , Delfim F. M. Torres

We obtain Euler-Lagrange equations, transversality conditions and a Noether-like theorem for Herglotz-type variational problems with Lagrangians depending on generalized fractional derivatives. As an application, we consider a damped…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-07-19 Roberto Garra , Giorgio S. Taverna , Delfim F. M. Torres

We consider the problem of damping a control system with delay, described by first-order functional-differential equations on a temporal star graph. The delay in the system is time-proportional and propagates through the internal vertex. We…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-05 A. P. Lednov

We formulate a Herglotz-type variational principle on a Lie algebroid and derive the corresponding Euler--Lagrange--Herglotz equations for a Lagrangian depending on an additional scalar variable $z$. This provides a geometric framework for…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-12-22 Alexandre Anahory Simoes , Leonardo Colombo

We give a proper fractional extension of the classical calculus of variations. Necessary optimality conditions of Euler-Lagrange type for variational problems containing both classical and fractional derivatives are proved. The fundamental…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-02-28 Tatiana Odzijewicz , Delfim F. M. Torres

In this article, we prove second-order necessary optimality conditions for the so-called time crisis problem that comes up within the context of viability theory. It consists in minimizing the time spent by solutions of a controlled…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-02-15 Laurent Pfeiffer , Terence Bayen

In this paper we study, from a variational and geometrical point of view, second-order variational problems on Lie groupoids and the construction of variational integrators for optimal control problems. First, we develop variational…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2015-06-30 Leonardo Colombo , David Martin de Diego

We obtain necessary optimality conditions for higher-order infinite horizon problems of the calculus of variations via discrete quantum operators.

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-09-11 Natalia Martins , Delfim F. M. Torres

In this paper, we consider optimal control problems derived by stochastic systems with delay, where control domains are non-convex and the diffusion coefficients depend on control variables. By an estimate of the integral of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-10-25 Qixia Zhang

In this paper the structures of the generalised Euler-Lagrange equations and their associated conserved quantities are derived for one-dimensional Herglotz variational problems of order $n$. Their derivations use the framework of moving…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-05-29 Tânia M. N. Gonçalves , Delfim F. M. Torres , Gastão S. F. Frederico

We prove necessary optimality conditions for problems of the calculus of variations on time scales with a Lagrangian depending on the free end-point.

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2010-09-21 Agnieszka B. Malinowska , Delfim F. M. Torres