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In this paper we investigate a priori error estimates for the space-time Galerkin finite element discretization of an optimal control problem governed by a simplified linear gradient enhanced damage model. The model equations are of a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-10 Marita Holtmannspötter , Arnd Rösch , Boris Vexler

In this paper, we investigate an optimal control problem governed by parabolic equations with measure-valued controls over time. We establish the well-posedness of the optimal control problem and derive the first-order optimality condition…

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We consider some certain nonlinear perturbations of the stochastic linear-quadratic optimization problems and study the connections between their solutions and the corresponding Markovian backward stochastic diferential equations (BSDEs).…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-01-01 Coskun Cetin

Space-time finite element discretizations of time-optimal control problems governed by linear parabolic PDEs and subject to pointwise control constraints are considered. Optimal a priori error estimates are obtained for the control variable…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-09-14 Lucas Bonifacius , Konstantin Pieper , Boris Vexler

We consider an optimal control problem governed by a semilinear PDE in cases where the optimal control is of bang-bang type. By utilizing the theory of Bessel potential space, we characterize quadratic growth of the objective via a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-17 Gerd Wachsmuth

In this work, we consider optimal control problems constrained by elliptic partial differential equations (PDEs) with lognormal random coefficients, which are represented by a countably infinite-dimensional random parameter with i.i.d.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-03-14 Peng Chen , Omar Ghattas

In this paper we investigate a priori error estimates for the space-time Galerkin finite element discretization of a simplified semilinear gradient enhanced damage model. The model equations are of a special structure as the state equation…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-04-14 Marita Holtmannspötter , Arnd Rösch

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…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-12-03 Constantin Christof

We present a combination technique based on mixed differences of both spatial approximations and quadrature formulae for the stochastic variables to solve efficiently a class of Optimal Control Problems (OCPs) constrained by random partial…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-03-29 Fabio Nobile , Tommaso Vanzan

The first order optimality conditions of optimal control problems (OCPs) can be regarded as boundary value problems for Hamiltonian systems. Variational or symplectic discretisation methods are classically known for their excellent long…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-11-24 Christian Offen , Sina Ober-Blöbaum

In this paper we study optimal control problems with either fractional or regional fractional $p$-Laplace equation, of order $s$ and $p\in [2,\infty)$, as constraints over a bounded open set with Lipschitz continuous boundary. The control,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-01-20 Harbir Antil , Mahamadi Warma

The well-posedness of a class of optimal control problems is analysed, where the state equation couples a nonlinear degenerate Fokker-Planck equation with a system of Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs). Such problems naturally arise as…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-11-01 Francesca Anceschi , Giacomo Ascione , Daniele Castorina , Francesco Solombrino

This paper investigates a class of controlled stochastic partial differential equations (SPDEs) arising in the modeling of composite materials with spatially varying properties. The state equation describes the evolution of a material…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-02-24 Nacira Agram , Isabelle Turpin , Eya Zougar

PDE-constrained optimal control problems require regularisation to ensure well-posedness, introducing small perturbations that make the solutions challenging to approximate accurately. We propose a finite element approach that couples both…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-17 Jenny Power , Tristan Pryer

Solving optimal control problems for transport-dominated partial differential equations (PDEs) can become computationally expensive, especially when dealing with high-dimensional systems. To overcome this challenge, we focus on developing…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-31 Tobias Breiten , Shubhaditya Burela , Philipp Schulze

The paper investigates stability properties of solutions of optimal control problems for semilinear parabolic partial differential equations. H\"older or Lipschitz dependence of the optimal solution on perturbations are obtained for…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-18 Alberto Domínguez Corella , Nicolai Jork , Vladimir M. Veliov

We consider long term average or `ergodic' optimal control poblems with a special structure: Control is exerted in all directions and the control costs are proportional to the square of the norm of the control field with respect to the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-02-01 Joris Bierkens , Vladimir Y. Chernyak , Michael Chertkov , Hilbert J. Kappen

In this article, we investigate the problem of exponential stabilization via output feedback for a cascaded system composed of an ordinary differential equation (ODE) and a wave partial differential equation (PDE) under boundary control.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-12 Zhan-Dong Mei , Lan-Xi Tang

We investigate optimal control problems governed by the elliptic partial differential equation $-\Delta u=f$ subject to Dirichlet boundary conditions on a given domain $\Omega$. The control variable in this setting is the right-hand side…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-03 Giuseppe Buttazzo , Juan Casado-Díaz , Faustino Maestre

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…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-01-10 Michael Hinze , Morten Vierling