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We derive the Pontryagin maximum principle and $Q$-functions for the relaxed control of noisy rough differential equations. Our main tool is the development of a novel differentiation procedure along `spike variation' perturbations of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-12 Estepan Ashkarian , Prakash Chakraborty , Harsha Honnappa , Samy Tindel

We establish a variety of results extending the well-known Pontryagin maximum principle of optimal control to discrete-time optimal control problems posed on smooth manifolds. These results are organized around a new theorem on critical and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-07-14 Robert Kipka , Rohit Gupta

The fundamental theorem of the theory of optimal control, the Pontryagin maximum principle (PMP), is extended to the setting of almost Lie (AL) algebroids, geometrical objects generalizing Lie algebroids. This formulation of the PMP yields,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-06-13 Janusz Grabowski , Michal Jozwikowski

In this paper, we investigate the closed-loop solvability of the quantum stochastic linear quadratic optimal control problem. We derive the Pontryagin maximum principle for the linear quadratic control problem of infinite-dimensional…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-02-28 Wang Penghui , Wang Shan , Zhao Shengkai

In this paper, we propose a method to solve nonlinear optimal control problems (OCPs) with constrained control input in real-time using neural networks (NNs). We introduce what we have termed co-state Neural Network (CoNN) that learns the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-04 Lihan Lian , Uduak Inyang-Udoh

Using simulated annealing, we find optimal protocols that evolve a simple product state into a three-qubit $W$ state with a Hamiltonian that describes XY coupling and single-qubit gates, and determine the associated quantum speed limit.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-08 Dalton Jones , Armin Rahmani

In this paper, we discuss a new general formulation of fractional optimal control problems whose performance index is in the fractional integral form and the dynamics are given by a set of fractional differential equations in the Caputo…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-08-24 H. M. Ali , F. Lobo Pereira , S. M. A. Gama

This article (I) considers the known optimal control model of a quantum information transfer along a spin chain with controlled external parabolic magnetic field, with an arbitrary length. The article adds certain lower and upper pointwise…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-12 Oleg V. Morzhin

We consider a two-level system with a fixed energy spacing (detuning) between the two levels and a single transverse control field which can take values between zero and a maximum amplitude. Using Pontryagin's maximum principle, we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-12-29 Vasileios Evangelakos , Emmanuel Paspalakis , Dionisis Stefanatos

Optimal control theory deals with finding protocols to steer a system between assigned initial and final states, such that a trajectory-dependent cost function is minimized. The application of optimal control to stochastic systems is an…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2024-09-18 Julia Sanders , Marco Baldovin , Paolo Muratore-Ginanneschi

Quantum optimal control experiments and simulations have successfully manipulated the dynamics of systems ranging from atoms to biomolecules. Surprisingly, these collective works indicate that the effort (i.e., the number of algorithmic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-05-29 Katharine W. Moore , Herschel Rabitz

We propose a method of optimally controlling the tradeoff of speed and fidelity of state transfer through a noisy quantum channel (spin-chain). This process is treated as qubit state-transfer through a fermionic bath. We show that dynamical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-01-12 Analia Zwick , Gonzalo A. Alvarez , Guy Bensky , Gershon Kurizki

For a class of stochastic delay evolution equations driven by cylindrical $Q$-Wiener process, we study the Pontryagin's maximum principle for the stochastic recursive optimal control problem. The delays are given as moving averages with…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-01-09 Guomin Liu , Jian Song , Meng Wang

Model predictive control offers a powerful framework for managing constrained systems, but its repeated online optimization can become computationally prohibitive. Multiparametric programming addresses this challenge by precomputing optimal…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-19 Lida Lamakani , Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos

We apply the methodology of optimal control theory to the problem of implementing quantum gates in continuous variable systems with quadratic Hamiltonians. We demonstrate that it is possible to define a fidelity measure for continuous…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Rebing Wu , Raj Chakrabarti , Herschel Rabitz

We show that if an efficient classical representation of the dynamics exists, optimal control problems on many-body quantum systems can be solved efficiently with finite precision. We show that the size of the space of parameters necessary…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-07-09 S. Lloyd , S. Montangero

We study Mean Field stochastic control problems where the cost function and the state dynamics depend upon the joint distribution of the controlled state and the control process. We prove suitable versions of the Pontryagin stochastic…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-06-26 Beatrice Acciaio , Julio Backhoff-Veraguas , Rene Carmona

We consider the optimal control problem of transferring population between states of a quantum system where the coupling proceeds only via intermediate states that are subject to decay. We pose the question whether it is generally possible…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-05-30 Haidong Yuan , Christiane Koch , Peter Salamon , David Tannor

A common way to manipulate a quantum system, for example spins or artificial atoms, is to use properly tailored control pulses. In order to accomplish quantum information tasks before coherence is lost, it is crucial to implement the…

This work develops a control-centric framework for a custom 4-DOF rigid-body manipulator by coupling a reduced-order Pontryagin's Maximum Principle (PMP) controller with a physics-informed Gradient Descent stage. The reduced PMP model…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-15 Brock Marcinczyk , Logan E. Beaver