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Solving nonlinear optimal control problems is a challenging task, particularly for high-dimensional problems. We propose algorithms for model-based policy iterations to solve nonlinear optimal control problems with convergence guarantees.…
In this paper, optimal control problems governed by diffusion equations with Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions are investigated in the framework of the gradient discretisation method. Gradient schemes are defined for the optimality…
We study an optimal control problem governed by elliptic PDEs with interface, which the control acts on the interface. Due to the jump of the coefficient across the interface and the control acting on the interface, the regularity of…
A finite element analysis of a Dirichlet boundary control problem governed by the linear parabolic equation is presented in this article. The Dirichlet control is considered in a closed and convex subset of the energy space $H^1(\Omega…
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We present a numerical approximation method for linear diffusion-reaction problems with possibly discontinuous Dirichlet boundary conditions. The solution of such problems can be represented as a linear combination of explicitly known…
We study optimal control problems that are governed by semilinear elliptic partial differential equations that involve non-Lipschitzian nonlinearities. It is shown that, for a certain class of such PDEs, the solution map is Fr\'{e}chet…
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This work addresses an optimal control problem for a semilinear elliptic equation in two-dimensional space, characterized by an exponential nonlinearity and a singular source term. The source is modeled as a finite linear combination of…
In the paper arXiv:1708.02289 we have introduced new solvability methods for strongly elliptic second order systems in divergence form on a domains above a Lipschitz graph, satisfying $L^p$-boundary data for $p$ near $2$. The main novel…
We present and analyze two stabilized finite element methods for solving numerically the Poisson--Nernst--Planck equations. The stabilization we consider is carried out by using a shock detector and a discrete graph Laplacian operator for…
We consider the finite element discretization and the iterative solution of singularly perturbed elliptic reaction-diffusion equations in three-dimensional computational domains. These equations arise from the optimality conditions for…
We describe a general multiplier method to obtain boundary stabilization of the wave equation by means of a (linear or quasi-linear) Neumann feedback. This also enables us to get Dirichlet boundary control of the wave equation. This method…
In this paper, we study second-order and fourth-order elliptic problems which include not only a Poisson equation in the bulk but also an inhomogeneous Laplace--Beltrami equation on the boundary of the domain. The bulk and the surface PDE…
Inverse problems for Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) are crucial in numerous applications such as geophysics, biomedical imaging, and material science, where unknown physical properties must be inferred from indirect measurements. In…
In this paper we introduce a new notion of optimal control, or source identification in inverse, problems with fractional parabolic PDEs as constraints. This new notion allows a source/control placement outside the domain where the PDE is…
In this paper, we revisit the nonoverlapping domain decomposition methods for solving elliptic problems with high contrast coefficients. Some interesting results are discovered. We find that the Dirichlet-Neumann algorithm and Robin-Robin…
We consider parabolic equations on bounded smooth open sets $\Om\subset \R^N$ ($N\ge 1$) with mixed Dirichlet type boundary-exterior conditions associated with the elliptic operator $\mathscr{L} \coloneqq - \Delta + (-\Delta)^{s}$…
We study a discretization technique for the parabolic fractional obstacle problem in bounded domains. The fractional Laplacian is realized as the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map for a nonuniformly elliptic equation posed on a semi-infinite…
We consider optimal control problems of elliptic PDEs on hypersurfaces in 2- or 3-dimensional Euclidean space. The leading part of the PDE is given by the Laplace-Beltrami operator, which is discretized by finite elements on a polyhedral…