Abstract

A formula relating two different variational limits of sequences of optimal control problems governed by ordinary differential equations is found out. It is employed to obtain a new representation theorem for the Γ-limit of a sequence of optimal control problems

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Lorenzo Freddi

Dip. di Matematica e Informatica, Università di Udine, Via delle Scienze 206, 33100 Udine, Italy

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L. Freddi. “Γ-Convergence and Chattering Limits in Optimal Control Theory.” Journal of Convex Analysis 8 (2001), No. 1, 39–70. https://doi.org/10.68381/jca08002

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