In the paper we give an analogue of the Filippov Lemma for the fourth order differential inclusions y = y”” - (A² + B²)y” + A²B²y ∈ F(t,y), (*) with the initial conditions y(0) = y’(0) = y”(0) = y”’(0) = 0, (**) where the matrices $A,B\in {ℝ}^{d\times d}$ are commutative and the multifunction $F:[0,1]\times {ℝ}^d⇝cl\left({ℝ}^d\right)$ is Lipschitz continuous in y with a t-independent constant l < ||A||²||B||². Main theorem. Assume that $F:[0,1]\times {ℝ}^d⇝cl\left({ℝ}^d\right)ismeasurableintandintegrablybounded.Let$y₀ ∈ W4,1$beanarbitraryfunctionsatisfying(**)andsuchthat$$...$

The paper is concerned with a class of optimal blocking problems in the plane. We consider a time dependent set R(t) ⊂ ℝ2, described as the reachable set for a differential inclusion. To restrict its growth, a barrier Γ can be constructed, in real time. This is a one-dimensional rectifiable set which blocks the trajectories of the differential inclusion. In this paper we introduce a definition of “regular strategy”, based on a careful classification of blocking arcs. Moreover, we derive local and...

The paper is concerned with a class of optimal blocking problems in the plane. We consider a time dependent set R(t) ⊂ ℝ2, described as the reachable set for a differential inclusion. To restrict its growth, a barrier Γ can be constructed, in real time. This is a one-dimensional rectifiable set which blocks the trajectories of the differential inclusion. In this paper we introduce a definition of “regular strategy”, based on a careful classification...

In this paper, we discuss the numerical simulation for a class of constrained optimal control problems governed by integral equations. The Galerkin method is used for the approximation of the problem. A priori error estimates and a superconvergence analysis for the approximation scheme are presented. Based on the results of the superconvergence analysis, a recovery type a posteriori error estimator is provided, which can be used for adaptive mesh refinement.