Optimal Control of Partial Differential Equations

Theory, Methods and Applications

Fredi Troltzsch (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

399 Seiten

2010
American Mathematical Society (Verlag)
978-1-4704-7644-1 (ISBN)

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Optimal control theory is concerned with finding control functions that minimize cost functions for systems described by differential equations. The methods have found widespread applications in aeronautics, mechanical engineering, the life sciences, and many other disciplines. This book focuses on optimal control problems where the state equation is an elliptic or parabolic partial differential equation. Included are topics such as the existence of optimal solutions, necessary optimality conditions and adjoint equations, second-order sufficient conditions, and main principles of selected numerical techniques. It also contains a survey on the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker theory of nonlinear programming in Banach spaces. The exposition begins with control problems with linear equations, quadratic cost functions and control constraints. To make the book self-contained, basic facts on weak solutions of elliptic and parabolic equations are introduced. Principles of functional analysis are introduced and explained as they are needed. Many simple examples illustrate the theory and its hidden difficulties. This start to the book makes it fairly self-contained and suitable for advanced undergraduates or beginning graduate students. Advanced control problems for nonlinear partial differential equations are also discussed. As prerequisites, results on boundedness and continuity of solutions to semilinear elliptic and parabolic equations are addressed. These topics are not yet readily available in books on PDEs, making the exposition also interesting for researchers. Alongside the main theme of the analysis of problems of optimal control, Troltzsch also discusses numerical techniques. The exposition is confined to brief introductions into the basic ideas in order to give the reader an impression of how the theory can be realized numerically. After reading this book, the reader will be familiar with the main principles of the numerical analysis of PDE-constrained optimization.

Fredi Troltzsch, Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany

Introduction and examples
Linear-quadratic elliptic control problems
Linear-quadratic parabolic control problems
Optimal control of semilinear elliptic equations
Optimal control of semilienar parabolic equations
Optimization problems in Banach spaces
Supplementary results on partial differential equations
Bibliography
Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	19.12.2023
Reihe/Serie	Graduate Studies in Mathematics
Verlagsort	Providence
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Analysis
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik
ISBN-10	1-4704-7644-4 / 1470476444
ISBN-13	978-1-4704-7644-1 / 9781470476441
Zustand	Neuware