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Pontryagin's principle for time-optimal problems

  • Université Paul Sabatier

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Abstract

We consider time-optimal control problems for semilinear parabolic equations with pointwise state constraints and unbounded controls. A Pontryagin's principle is obtained in nonqualified form without any qualification condition. The terminal time, which is a control variable, satisfies an optimality condition, which seems to be new in the context of control problems for partial differential equations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)375-402
Number of pages28
JournalJournal of Optimization Theory and Applications
Volume101
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1999
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Optimal control
  • Pontryagin's minimum principle
  • Semilinear parabolic equations
  • State constraints
  • Time-optimal problems
  • Unbounded controls

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