Abstract

We explore several relevant issues concerned with some typical two-dimensional optimal design problems by using a purely variational format. Specifically, we investigate situations of existence of optimal solutions and relaxation in terms of quasiconvexifications and Young measures.

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José Carlos Bellido

ETSI Industriales, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain

Pablo Pedregal

ETSI Industriales, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain

Keywords

  • Variational framework
  • existence-nonexistence of optimal solutions
  • relaxation
  • Young measures

Mathematics Subject Classification

49J15, 49J45, 74P10

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Suggested citation

J. C. Bellido, P. Pedregal. “Existence in Optimal Control with State Equation in Divergence Form via Variational Principles.” Journal of Convex Analysis 10 (2003), No. 2, 365–378. https://doi.org/10.68381/jca1021

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