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We analyze the state constrained inverse Stefan type parabolic free boundary problem as an optimal control problem in the Sobolev-Besov spaces framework. Boundary heat flux, density of heat sources, and free boundary are components of the…
We consider an optimal insulation problem of a given domain in $\mathbb R^N$. We study a model of heat trasfer determined by convection; this corresponds, before insulation, to a Robin boundary value problem. We deal with a prototype which…
We develop a new variational formulation of the inverse Stefan problem, where information on the heat flux on the fixed boundary is missing and must be found along with the temperature and free boundary. We employ optimal control framework,…
We develop a new variational formulation of the inverse Stefan problem, where information on the heat flux on the fixed boundary is missing and must be found along with the temperature and free boundary. We employ optimal control framework,…
We pass to the limit in the homogenization of an optimal control problem associated with a parabolic equation with a dynamic boundary condition. New unexpected terms appear due to the critical scale.
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We consider a steady-state heat conduction problem in a multidimensional bounded domain Omega for the Poisson equation with constant internal energy g and mixed boundary conditions given by a constant temperature b in the portion Gamma_1 of…
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The analysis and homogenization of a moving boundary problem for a highly heterogeneous, periodic two-phase medium is considered. In this context, the normal velocity governing the motion of the interface separating the two competing phases…
We consider a stochastic optimal control problem for an heat equation with boundary noise and boundary controls. Under suitable assumptions on the coefficients, we prove existence of optimal controls in strong sense by solving the…
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