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A general time-inconsistent optimal control problem is considered for stochastic differential equations with deterministic coefficients. Under suitable conditions, a Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman type equation is derived for the equilibrium value…
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An abstract framework guaranteeing the continuous differentiability of local value functions on $H^1(\Omega)$ associated with optimal stabilization problems subject to abstract semilinear parabolic equations in the presence of norm…
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