On numerical solution of optimal control problems with nonsmooth objectives: Application to economic models
On numerical solution of weight minimization of elastic bodies weakly supporting tension
Shape optimization of a two-dimensional elastic body is considered, provided the material is weakly supporting tension. The problem generalizes that of a masonry dam subjected to its weight and to the hydrostatic pressure. A part of the boundary has to be found so as to minimize a given cost functional. The numerical realization using a penalty method and finite element technique is presented. Some typical results are shown.
On parameter estimation in an in vitro compartmental model for drug-induced enzyme production in pharmacotherapy
A pharmacodynamic model introduced earlier in the literature for in silico prediction of rifampicin-induced CYP3A4 enzyme production is described and some aspects of the involved curve-fitting based parameter estimation are discussed. Validation with our own laboratory data shows that the quality of the fit is particularly sensitive with respect to an unknown parameter representing the concentration of the nuclear receptor PXR (pregnane X receptor). A detailed analysis of the influence of that parameter...
On second–order Taylor expansion of critical values
Studying a critical value function in parametric nonlinear programming, we recall conditions guaranteeing that is a function and derive second order Taylor expansion formulas including second-order terms in the form of certain generalized derivatives of . Several specializations and applications are discussed. These results are understood as supplements to the well–developed theory of first- and second-order directional differentiability of the optimal value function in parametric optimization....
On solution to an optimal shape design problem in 3-dimensional linear magnetostatics
In this paper we present theoretical, computational, and practical aspects concerning 3-dimensional shape optimization governed by linear magnetostatics. The state solution is approximated by the finite element method using Nédélec elements on tetrahedra. Concerning optimization, the shape controls the interface between the air and the ferromagnetic parts while the whole domain is fixed. We prove the existence of an optimal shape. Then we state a finite element approximation to the optimization...
On solving the Plateau problem in parametric form.
On the approximation of inconsistent inequality systems.
On the boundary element method for the Signorini problem of the Laplacian.
On the continuous dependence of trajectories of bilinear systems on controls and its applications
On the control of a truncated general immigration process through the introduction of a predator.
On the convergence of SCF algorithms for the Hartree-Fock equations
The present work is a mathematical analysis of two algorithms, namely the Roothaan and the level-shifting algorithms, commonly used in practice to solve the Hartree-Fock equations. The level-shifting algorithm is proved to be well-posed and to converge provided the shift parameter is large enough. On the contrary, cases when the Roothaan algorithm is not well defined or fails in converging are exhibited. These mathematical results are confronted to numerical experiments performed by chemists.
On the convergence of some methods for variational inclusions
On the Convergence of the Approximate Free Boundary for the Parabolic Obstacle Problem
Si discretizza il problema dell'ostacolo parabolico con differenze all'indietro nel tempo ed elementi finiti lineari nello spazio e si dimostrano stime dell'errore per la frontiera libera discreta.
On the convergence rate of approximation schemes for Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations
Using systematically a tricky idea of N.V. Krylov, we obtain general results on the rate of convergence of a certain class of monotone approximation schemes for stationary Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations with variable coefficients. This result applies in particular to control schemes based on the dynamic programming principle and to finite difference schemes despite, here, we are not able to treat the most general case. General results have been obtained earlier by Krylov for finite difference...
On the convergence rate of approximation schemes for Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Equations
Using systematically a tricky idea of N.V. Krylov, we obtain general results on the rate of convergence of a certain class of monotone approximation schemes for stationary Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations with variable coefficients. This result applies in particular to control schemes based on the dynamic programming principle and to finite difference schemes despite, here, we are not able to treat the most general case. General results have been obtained earlier by Krylov for finite...
On the Efficient Solution of Nonlinear Finite Element Equations. II. Bound-Constrained Problems.
On the Efficient Solution of Nonlinear Finite Element Equations I.
On the generalized Riccati matrix differential equation. Exact, approximate solutions and error estimate
In this paper explicit expressions for solutions of Cauchy problems and two-point boundary value problems concerned with the generalized Riccati matrix differential equation are given. These explicit expressions are computable in terms of the data and solutions of certain algebraic Riccati equations related to the problem. The interplay between the algebraic and the differential problems is used in order to obtain approximate solutions of the differential problem in terms of those of the algebraic...
On the minimization of some nonconvex double obstacle problems.
On the nonlinear implicit complementarity problem.