Mathematical programming problems involving continuum of inequality constraints
In this paper we study the minimax control of systems governed by a nonlinear evolution inclusion of the subdifferential type. Using some continuity and lower semicontinuity results for the solution map and the cost functional respectively, we are able to establish the existence of an optimal control. The abstract results are then applied to obstacle problems, semilinear systems with weakly varying coefficients (e.gȯscillating coefficients) and differential variational inequalities.
We discuss the existence and multiplicity of positive solutions for a class of second order quasilinear equations. To obtain our results we will use the Ekeland variational principle and the Mountain Pass Theorem.