An index formula for the degree of (S)-mappings associated with one-dimensional -Laplacian.
In this paper, a sub-optimal boundary control strategy for a free boundary problem is investigated. The model is described by a non-smooth convection-diffusion equation. The control problem is addressed by an instantaneous strategy based on the characteristics method. The resulting time independent control problems are formulated as function space optimization problems with complementarity constraints. At each time step, the existence of an optimal solution is proved and first-order optimality conditions...
In this paper, control-oriented modeling approaches are presented for distributed parameter systems. These systems, which are in the focus of this contribution, are assumed to be described by suitable partial differential equations. They arise naturally during the modeling of dynamic heat transfer processes. The presented approaches aim at developing finitedimensional system descriptions for the design of various open-loop, closed-loop, and optimal control strategies as well as state, disturbance,...
Given a nonempty convex set in a locally convex Hausdorff topological vector space, a nonempty set and two set-valued mappings , we prove that under suitable conditions one can find an which is simultaneously a fixed point for and a common point for the family of values of . Applying our intersection theorem we establish a common fixed point theorem, a saddle point theorem, as well as existence results for the solutions of some equilibrium and complementarity problems.
This paper presents a new observability estimate for parabolic equations in , where is a convex domain. The observation region is restricted over a product set of an open nonempty subset of and a subset of positive measure in . This estimate is derived with the aid of a quantitative unique continuation at one point in time. Applications to the bang-bang property for norm and time optimal control problems are provided.