Controlling linear functional differential equation

Necessary conditions for the optimal control of a linear system of neutral type functional differential equations are obtained. We show that a success in reducing the initial problem to the problem of solvability of a certain boundary value problem is, in principle, a question of one's ability to construct adjoint operators to the operators appearing in the initial control problem.     

Homogenization of Optimal Control Problems for Functional Differential Equations

The paper deals with the variational convergence of a sequence of optimal control problems for functional differential state equations with deviating argument. Variational limit problems are found under various conditions of convergence of the input data. It is shown that, upon sufficiently weak assumptions on convergence of the argument deviations, the limit problem can assume a form different from that of the whole sequence. In particular, it can be either an optimal control problem for an integro-differential equation or a purely variational problem. Conditions are found under which the limit problem preserves the form of the original sequence.     

Weak convergence of inner superposition operators

The equivalence of the weak (pointwise) and strong convergence of a sequence of inner superposition operators is proved as well as the criteria for such convergence are provided. Besides, the problems of continuous weak convergence of such operators and of representation of a limit operator are studied.