A resolution of Simon's maximal monotonicity problem.
A result on equiabsolute integrability
We prove the equiabsolute integrability of a class of gradients, for functions in . The present result appears as the localized version of well-known classical theorems.
A review of the matrix Riccati equation
A Riccati equation arising in a boundary control problem for distributed parameters
Si prova resistenza locale della soluzione di una equazione di Riccati che si incontra in un problema di controllo ottimale. In ipotesi di regolarità per il costo si prova resistenza globale. Il problema astratto considerato è il modello di alcuni problemi di controllo ottimale governati da equazioni paraboliche con controllo sulla frontiera.
A Riemann–Hilbert problem and the Bernoulli boundary condition in the variational theory of Stokes waves
A Ritz method based on a complementary variational principle
A saddle point theorem for non-smooth functionals and problems at resonance.
A saddle-point approach to the Monge-Kantorovich optimal transport problem
The Monge-Kantorovich problem is revisited by means of a variant of the saddle-point method without appealing to c-conjugates. A new abstract characterization of the optimal plans is obtained in the case where the cost function takes infinite values. It leads us to new explicit sufficient and necessary optimality conditions. As by-products, we obtain a new proof of the well-known Kantorovich dual equality and an improvement of the convergence of the minimizing sequences.
A saddle-point approach to the Monge-Kantorovich optimal transport problem
The Monge-Kantorovich problem is revisited by means of a variant of the saddle-point method without appealing to c-conjugates. A new abstract characterization of the optimal plans is obtained in the case where the cost function takes infinite values. It leads us to new explicit sufficient and necessary optimality conditions. As by-products, we obtain a new proof of the well-known Kantorovich dual equality and an improvement of the convergence of the minimizing sequences.
A Selection Lemma for Sequences of Measurable Sets, and Lower Semicontinuity of Multiple Integrals.
A selection theory for multiple-valued functions in the sense of Almgren.
A self-adaptive method for solving a system of nonlinear variational inequalities.
A semi-smooth Newton method for solving elliptic equations with gradient constraints
Semi-smooth Newton methods for elliptic equations with gradient constraints are investigated. The one- and multi-dimensional cases are treated separately. Numerical examples illustrate the approach and as well as structural features of the solution.
A semi-smooth Newton method for solving elliptic equations with gradient constraints
Semi-smooth Newton methods for elliptic equations with gradient constraints are investigated. The one- and multi-dimensional cases are treated separately. Numerical examples illustrate the approach and as well as structural features of the solution.
A sensitivity-based extrapolation technique for the numerical solution of state-constrained optimal control problems
Sensitivity analysis (with respect to the regularization parameter) of the solution of a class of regularized state constrained optimal control problems is performed. The theoretical results are then used to establish an extrapolation-based numerical scheme for solving the regularized problem for vanishing regularization parameter. In this context, the extrapolation technique provides excellent initializations along the sequence of reducing regularization parameters. Finally, the favorable numerical behavior...
A sequential iteration algorithm with non-monotoneous behaviour in the method of projections onto convex sets
The method of projections onto convex sets to find a point in the intersection of a finite number of closed convex sets in a Euclidean space, may lead to slow convergence of the constructed sequence when that sequence enters some narrow “corridor” between two or more convex sets. A way to leave such corridor consists in taking a big step at different moments during the iteration, because in that way the monotoneous behaviour that is responsible for the slow convergence may be interrupted. In this...
A series-type multistage production system with random demand.
A set oriented approach to global optimal control
We describe an algorithm for computing the value function for “all source, single destination” discrete-time nonlinear optimal control problems together with approximations of associated globally optimal control strategies. The method is based on a set oriented approach for the discretization of the problem in combination with graph-theoretic techniques. The central idea is that a discretization of phase space of the given problem leads to an (all source, single destination) shortest path problem...
A set oriented approach to global optimal control
We describe an algorithm for computing the value function for “all source, single destination” discrete-time nonlinear optimal control problems together with approximations of associated globally optimal control strategies. The method is based on a set oriented approach for the discretization of the problem in combination with graph-theoretic techniques. The central idea is that a discretization of phase space of the given problem leads to an (all source, single destination) shortest path...
A shape optimization approach for a class of free boundary problems of Bernoulli type
We are interested in an optimal shape design formulation for a class of free boundary problems of Bernoulli type. We show the existence of the optimal solution of this problem by proving continuity of the solution of the state problem with respect to the domain. The main tools in establishing such a continuity are a result concerning uniform continuity of the trace operator with respect to the domain and a recent result on the uniform Poincaré inequality for variable domains.