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The aim of this notes is to give a concise introduction to control theory for systems governed by stochastic partial differential equations. We shall mainly focus on controllability and optimal control problems for these systems. For the…

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We provide simple necessary and sufficient conditions under which a path constitutes a solution to an infinite-horizon, continuous-time optimal control problem. We prove transversality conditions under standard assumptions. We also present…

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In this note we consider a problem of stochastic optimal control with the infinite-time horizon. We present analogues of the Seierstad sufficient conditions of overtaking optimality based on the dual variables stochastic described by BSDEs…

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We study the optimal control of a rate-independent system that is driven by a convex, quadratic energy. Since the associated solution mapping is non-smooth, the analysis of such control problems is challenging. In order to derive optimality…

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