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We extend some aspects of the Hamilton-Jacobi theory to the category of stochastic Hamiltonian dynamical systems. More specifically, we show that the stochastic action satisfies the Hamilton-Jacobi equation when, as in the classical…

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The numerical realization of the dynamic programming principle for continuous-time optimal control leads to nonlinear Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations which require the minimization of a nonlinear mapping over the set of admissible…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-02-26 Dante Kalise , Axel Kröner , Karl Kunisch

We introduce in this document a direct method allowing to solve numerically inverse type problems for linear hyperbolic equations. We first consider the reconstruction of the full solution of the wave equation posed in $\Omega\times (0,T)$…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-06-11 Nicolae Cindea , Arnaud Munch

In this paper we consider a family of optimal control problems for economic models whose state variables are driven by Delay Differential Equations (DDE's). We consider two main examples: an AK model with vintage capital and an advertising…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Giorgio Fabbri , Silvia Faggian , Fausto Gozzi

This work proposes an optimal safe controller minimizing an infinite horizon cost functional subject to control barrier functions (CBFs) safety conditions. The constrained optimal control problem is reformulated as a minimization problem of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-03 Hassan Almubarak , Evangelos A. Theodorou , Nader Sadegh

Here, we study Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations on graphs. These are meant to be the analog of any of the following types of equations in the continuum setting of partial differential and nonlocal integro-differential equations:…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-11-12 Nicolò Forcillo , Jun Kitagawa , Russell W. Schwab

We consider the initial value problem and its renormalisation in the framework of the two-particle-irreducible (2PI) effective action. We argue that in the case of appropriately chosen self-consistent initial conditions, the counterterms…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2014-11-18 Szabolcs Borsanyi , Urko Reinosa

We give a new perspective on the existence of viscosity solutions for a stationary and a time-dependent first-order Hamilton-Jacobi equation. Following recent comparison principles, we work in a framework in which we consider a subsolution…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-11-25 Serena Della Corte , Richard C. Kraaij

We propose a novel formulation for approximating reachable sets through a minimum discounted reward optimal control problem. The formulation yields a continuous solution that can be obtained by solving a Hamilton-Jacobi equation.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-09-05 Anayo K. Akametalu , Shromona Ghosh , Jaime F. Fisac , Claire J. Tomlin

It is well known that time dependent Hamilton-Jacobi-Isaacs partial differential equations (HJ PDE), play an important role in analyzing continuous dynamic games and control theory problems. An important tool for such problems when they…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-05-09 Jérôme Darbon , Stanley Osher

A class of optimal control problems governed by linear fractional diffusion equation with control constraint is considered. We first establish some results on the existence of strong solution to the state equation and the existence of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-11-24 Bui Trong Kien , Bui Ngoc Muoi , Ching-Feng Wen , Jen-Chih Yao

Infinite horizon open loop optimal control problems for semilinear parabolic equations are investigated. The controls are subject to a cost-functional which promotes sparsity in time. The focus is put on deriving first order optimality…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-12-14 Eduardo Casas , Karl Kunisch

A previous knowledge of the domains of dependence of an Hamilton Jacobi equation can be useful in its study and approximation. Information of this nature are, in general, difficult to obtain directly from the data of the problem. In this…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-11-11 Adriano Festa

This paper extends the considerations of the works [1, 2] regarding curse-of-dimensionality-free numerical approaches to solve certain types of Hamilton-Jacobi equations arising in optimal control problems, differential games and elsewhere.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-01-29 Ivan Yegorov , Peter Dower

We study a time-inconsistent singular control problem originating from irreversible reinsurance decisions with non-exponential discount. A novel definition of equilibrium for time-inconsistent singular control problems is introduced. For…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-04-08 Zongxia Liang , Xiaodong Luo , Fengyi Yuan

We prove stochastic homogenization for a class of non-convex and non-coercive first-order Hamilton-Jacobi equations in a finite-range-dependence environment for Hamiltonians that can be expressed by a max-min formula. Exploiting the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-10-30 Andrea Davini , Raimundo Saona , Bruno Ziliotto

We consider the numerical solution of Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations arising in stochastic control theory. We introduce a class of monotone approximation schemes relying on monotone interpolation. These schemes converge under very weak…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-05-26 Kristian Debrabant , Espen R. Jakobsen

We study the optimal convergence rate for homogenization problem of convex Hamilton-Jacobi equations when the Hamitonian is periodic with respect to spatial and time variables, and notably time-dependent. We prove a result similar to that…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-01-02 Hoang Nguyen-Tien

We investigate the stability with respect to homogenization of classes of integrals arising in the control-theoretic interpretation of some Hamilton-Jacobi equations. The prototypical case is the homogenization of energies with a Lagrangian…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-11-13 Andrea Braides , Gianni Dal Maso , Claude Le Bris

This paper presents Lax formulae for solving the following optimal control problems: minimize the maximum (or the minimum) cost over a time horizon, while satisfying a state constraint. We present a viscosity theory, and by applying the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-09-02 Donggun Lee , Claire J. Tomlin