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Linear fixed point equations in Hilbert spaces arise in a variety of settings, including reinforcement learning, and computational methods for solving differential and integral equations. We study methods that use a collection of random…

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The article addresses the convergence of implicit and semi-implicit, fully discrete approximations of a class of nonlinear parabolic evolution problems. Such schemes are popular in the numerical solution of evolutions defined with the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-02-22 Sören Bartels , Michael Růžička

This work is concerned with quasi-optimal a-priori finite element error estimates for the obstacle problem in the $L^2$-norm. The discrete approximations are introduced as solutions to a finite element discretization of an accordingly…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-11-26 Dominik Hafemeyer , Christian Kahle , Johannes Pfefferer

This paper investigates the partial linear model by Least Absolute Deviation (LAD) regression. We parameterize the nonparametric term using Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) and formulate a penalized LAD problem for estimation. Specifically, our…

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The pure traction problem of elasticity appears frequently in engineering applications, and its complexity stems from the fact that its solution is unique only up to (infinitesimal) rigid body motions. When finite elements are employed to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-05 Ahsan Kaleem , Cristian Gebhardt , Ignacio Romero

This paper discusses basic results and recent developments on variational regularization methods, as developed for inverse problems. In a typical setup we review basic properties needed to obtain a convergent regularization scheme and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-12-10 Martin Burger

We investigate the properties of minimizers of one-dimensional variational problems when the Lagrangian has no higher smoothness than continuity. An elementary approximation result is proved, but it is shown that this cannot be in general…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2017-04-12 Richard Gratwick

In this paper we investigate how standard nonlinear programming algorithms can be used to solve constrained optimization problems in a distributed manner. The optimization setup consists of a set of agents interacting through a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-07-18 Ion Matei , John S. Baras

The problem of identifying the diffusion parameter appearing in a nonlocal steady diffusion equation is considered. The identification problem is formulated as an optimal control problem having a matching functional as the objective of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-02-03 Marta D'Elia , Max Gunzburger

Variational-hemivariational inequalities are an important mathematical framework for nonsmooth problems. The framework can be used to study application problems from physical sciences and engineering that involve non-smooth and even…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-10 Weimin Han , Fang Feng , Fei Wang , Jianguo Huang

We study an inverse problem associated with an eddy current model. We first address the ill-posedness of the inverse problem by proving the compactness of the forward map with respect to the conductivity and the non-uniqueness of the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-08-26 Junqing Chen , Ying Liang , Jun Zou

This article deals with error estimates for the finite element approximation of variational normal derivatives and, as a consequence, error estimates for the finite element approximation of Dirichlet boundary control problems with energy…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-08-06 Max Winkler

We study the inverse problem of parameter identification in non-coercive variational problems that commonly appear in applied models. We examine the differentiability of the set-valued parameter-to-solution map by using the first-order and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-08-08 Christian Clason , Akhtar A. Khan , Miguel Sama , Christiane Tammer

We consider a class of elliptic and parabolic problems, featuring a specific nonlocal operator of fractional-laplacian type, where integration is taken on variable domains. Both elliptic and parabolic problems are proved to be uniquely…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-07-21 Stefano Buccheri , Ulisse Stefanelli

Consider a nonlinear ill-posed operator equation $F(u)=y$ where $F$ is defined on a Banach space $X$. In general, for solving this equation numerically, a finite dimensional approximation of $X$ and an approximation of $F$ are required.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-05-18 C. Poeschl , E. Resmerita , O. Scherzer

We study the regularity of a porous medium equation with nonlocal diffusion effects given by an inverse fractional Laplacian operator. The precise model is $u_t=\nabla\cdot(u\nabla (-\Delta)^{-1/2}u).$ For definiteness, the problem is posed…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-09-30 Luis Caffarelli , Juan Luis Vázquez

Inverse problems are in many cases solved with optimization techniques. When the underlying model is linear, first-order gradient methods are usually sufficient. With nonlinear models, due to nonconvexity, one must often resort to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-05-15 Arttu Arjas , Mikko J. Sillanpää , Andreas Hauptmann

A functional differential equation related to the logistic equation is studied by a combination of numerical and perturbation methods. Parameter regions are identified where the solution to the nonlinear problem is approximated well by…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2026-03-24 Nicholas Hale , Enrique Thomann , JAC Weideman

We present a novel method for solving a class of time-inconsistent optimal stopping problems by reducing them to a family of standard stochastic optimal control problems. In particular, we convert an optimal stopping problem with a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-11-15 Christopher W. Miller

We study the existence of global weak solutions of a nonlinear transport-diffusion equation with a fractional derivative in the time variable and under some extra hypotheses, we also study some regularity properties for this type of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-03-25 Diego Chamorro , Miguel Yangari