In the present paper the author discusses certain multiple integrals $I(u)$ of the calculus of variations satisfying convexity conditions, and no growth property, and the corresponding Serrin integrals $\Im (u)$, to which the existence theorems in [3,4,5] do not apply. However, in the present paper, the integrals $I(u)$ and $\Im (u)$ are reduced to simpler form $H(v)$ and $\mathscr{H}(v)$ to which the existence theorems above apply. Thus, we derive that $I(u)\le \Im (u)$, $H(v)\le \mathscr{H}(v)$, we obtain the existence of the absolute minimum for the Serrin forms $\Im (u)$ and $\mathscr{H}(v)$, and...

Given a C1 function H: R3 --> R, we look for H-bubbles, i.e., surfaces in R3 parametrized by the sphere S2 with mean curvature H at every regular point..

The aim of this paper is to give an existence theorem for a semilinear equation of evolution in the case when the generator of semigroup of operators depends on time parameter. The paper is a generalization of [2]. Basing on the notion of a measure of noncompactness in Banach space, we prove the existence of mild solutions of the equation considered. Additionally, the applicability of the results obtained to control theory is also shown. The main theorem of the paper allows to characterize the set...

In this paper we study set-valued optimization problems with equilibrium constraints (SOPECs) described by parametric generalized equations in the form $$0\in G\left(x\right)+Q\left(x\right),$$ where both $G$ and $Q$ are set-valued mappings between infinite-dimensional spaces. Such models particularly arise from certain optimization-related problems governed by set-valued variational inequalities and first-order optimality conditions in nondifferentiable programming. We establish general results on the existence of optimal solutions under...

In this paper, we consider probability measures μ and ν on a d-dimensional sphere in ${𝐑}^{d+1},d\ge 1,$ and cost functions of the form $c(𝐱,𝐲)=l\left(\frac{{|𝐱-𝐲|}^2}{2}\right)$ that generalize those arising in geometric optics where $l\left(t\right)=-logt.$ We prove that if μ and ν vanish on $(d-1)$-rectifiable sets, if |l'(t)|>0,${lim}_{t\to 0^{+}}l\left(t\right)=+\infty ,$ and $g\left(t\right):=t(2-t){\left(l^{\text{'}}\left(t\right)\right)}^2$ is monotone then there exists a unique optimal map To that transports μ onto $\nu ,$ where optimality is measured against c. Furthermore, ${inf}_{𝐱}|T_o𝐱-𝐱|>0.$ Our approach is based on direct variational arguments. In the special case when $l\left(t\right)=-logt,$ existence of optimal maps...

Optimal nonanticipating controls are shown to exist in nonautonomous piecewise deterministic control problems with hard terminal restrictions. The assumptions needed are completely analogous to those needed to obtain optimal controls in deterministic control problems. The proof is based on well-known results on existence of deterministic optimal controls.