Subdifferential inclusions with unbounded perturbation: Existence and relaxation theorems

The paper studies an evolution inclusion in a separable Hilbert space whose right-hand side contains the subdifferential of a proper convex lower semicontinuous function of time and a set-valued perturbation. Together with this inclusion, an inclusion with convexified perturbation values is considered. The existence and density of the solution set of the initial inclusion in the closure of the solution set of the inclusion with convexified perturbation are proved. This property is usually called relaxation. Traditional assumptions for relaxation theorems are the compactness property of the convex function and the boundedness of the perturbation. In the present paper, such assumptions are not made. Assumptions for subdifferential inclusions described by polyhedral sweeping processes and variational inequalities with time-dependent obstacles and constraints are specified.     

Existence and relaxation of solutions to differential inclusions with unbounded right-hand side in a Banach space

In a separable Banach space we consider a differential inclusion whose values are nonconvex, closed, but not necessarily bounded sets. Along with the original inclusion, we consider the inclusion with convexified right-hand side. We prove existence theorems and establish relations between solutions to the original and convexified differential inclusions. In contrast to assuming that the right-hand side of the inclusion is Lipschitz with respect to the phase variable in the Hausdorff metric, which is traditional in studying this type of questions, we use the (ρ–H) Lipschitz property. Some example is given.     

On the properties of solutions to the Goursat-Darboux problem with boundary and distributed controls

We consider a control system described by the Goursat-Darboux equation. The system is controlled by distributed and boundary controls. The controls are subject to the constraints given as multivalued mappings with closed, possibly nonconvex, values depending on the phase variable. Alongside the initial constraints, we consider the convexified constraints and the constraints whose values are the extreme points of the convexified constraints. We study the questions of existence of solutions and establish connections between the solutions under various constraints.     

Properties of Solutions to Second Order Evolution Control Systems. I

We consider a control system described by a nonlinear second order evolution equation defined on an evolution triple of Banach spaces (Gelfand triple) with a mixed multivalued control constraint whose values are nonconvex closed sets. Alongside the original system we consider a system with the following control constraints: a constraint whose values are the closed convex hull of the values of the original constraint and a constraint whose values are extreme points of the constraint which belong simultaneously to the original constraint. By a solution to the system we mean an admissible trajectory-control pair. In this part of the article we study existence questions for solutions to the control system with various constraints and density of the solution set with nonconvex constraints in the solution set with convexified constraints.     

Existence and properties of solutions of a control system with hysteresis effect

We consider a control system described by two ordinary nonlinear differential equations subject to a control constraint given by a multivalued mapping with closed nonconvex values, which depends on the phase variables. One of the equations contains the subdifferential of the indicator function of a closed convex set depending on the unknown phase variable. The equation containing the subdifferential describes an input-output relation of hysteresis type.Along with the original control constraint, we also consider the convexified control constraint and the constraint consisting of the extremal points of the convexified control constraint.We prove the existence of solutions of our control system with various control constraints and establish certain relationships between corresponding solution sets.     

Properties of the Set of Extreme Solutions for a Class of Nonlinear Second-Order Evolution Inclusions

We establish the existence of extreme solutions for a class of nonlinear second-order evolution inclusions with a nonconvex right-hand side defined on an evolution triple of Banach spaces. Then we show that extreme solutions which belong to the solution set of the original system are in fact dense and codense in the solution set of a system with a convexified right-hand side. The necessary and sufficient conditions for closedness of the solution set for the original system in an appropriate spaces of functions are given as well. Finally, an example of a nonlinear hyperbolic distributed parameter system is worked out in detail.     

On the “bang-bang” principle for nonlinear evolution inclusions

We establish the existence of extreme solutions for a class of nonlinear evolution inclusions with non-convex right-hand side defined on an evolution triple of Banach spaces. Then we show that extreme solutions which belong to the solution set of the original system are in fact dense in the solutions of the system with convexified right-hand side. Subsequently we use this density result to derive nonlinear and infinite-dimensional version of the “bang-bang” principle for control systems. An example of a nonlinear parabolic distributed parameter system is also worked out in detail. Received November 21, 1997     

A method to bypass the lack of solutions in MinSup problems under quasi-equilibrium constraints

MinSup problems with constraints described by quasi-equilibrium problems are considered in Banach spaces. The solutions set of such problems may be empty even in very good situations, so the aim of this paper is twofold. First, we determine appropriate regularizations (called inner regularizations) which allow to reach the value of the original problem. Then, among these regularizations we identify those which allow to bypass the lack of exact solutions to these problems by a suitable concept of “viscosity” solution whose existence is then proved under reasonable assumptions.     

Relaxed Controls for Nonlinear Fractional Impulsive Evolution Equations

In this paper, we study optimal relaxed controls and relaxation of nonlinear fractional impulsive evolution equations. Firstly, existence of piecewise continuous mild solutions for the original fractional impulsive control system is presented. Secondly, fractional impulsive relaxed control system is constructed by using a regular countably additive measure and making the original control system convexified. Thirdly, optimal relaxed controls and relaxation theorems are obtained. Finally, application to initial-boundary value problem of fractional impulsive parabolic control system is considered.     

Properties of the set of “trajectory-control” pairs of a control systemwith subdifferential operators

We consider a control system described by an evolution equation with control constraint which is a multivalued mapping of a phase variable with closed nonconvex values. One of the evolution operators of the system is the subdifferential of a time-dependent proper, convex, and lower semicontinuous function. The other operator, acting on the derivative of the required functions, is the subdifferential of a convex continuous function. We also consider systems with the following control constraints: multivalued mappings whose values are the closed convex hulls of the values of the original constraint and multivalued mapping whose values are the extreme points of the convexified constraint that belong to the original one. We study topological properties of the sets of admissible “trajectory–control” pairs of the system with various control constraints and clarify the relations between them. An example of a parabolic system with hysteresis and diffusion phenomena is considered in detail. Bibliography: 19 titles.     

Two homoclinic solutions for a nonperiodic fourth order differential equation with a perturbation

In this paper, we study multiple homoclinic solutions for a class of fourth order differential equations with a perturbation. By establishing a compactness lemma and using variational methods, the existence result of two homoclinic solutions is obtained under some suitable assumptions, but not requiring the periodicity condition. Some recent results are improved and extended.     

Relaxation Results for Hybrid Inclusions

The Filippov–Wa?ewski relaxation theorem describes when the set of solutions to a differential inclusion is dense in the set of solutions to the relaxed (convexified) differential inclusion. This paper establishes relaxation results for a broad range of hybrid systems which combine differential inclusions, difference inclusions, and constraints on the continuous and discrete motions induced by these inclusions. The relaxation results are used to deduce continuous dependence on initial conditions of the sets of solutions to hybrid systems.     

Componentwise inclusion and exclusion sets for solutions of quadratic equations in finite dimensional spaces

Summary In this paper we use interval arithmetic tools for the computation of componentwise inclusion and exclusion sets for solutions of quadratic equations in finite dimensional spaces. We define a mapping for which under certain assumptions we can construct an interval vector which is mapped into itself. Using Brouwer's fixed point theorem we conclude the existence of a solution of the original equation in this interval vector. Under different assumptions we can construct an interval vector such that the range of the mapping has no point in common with this interval vector. This implies that there is no solution in this interval vector. Furthermore we consider an iteration method which improves componentwise errorbounds for a solution of a quadratic. The theoretical results of this paper are demonstrated by some numerical examples using the algebraic eigenvalue problem which is probably the best known example of a quadratic equation.This paper contains the main results of a talk given by the author on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the founding of Numerische Mathematik, March 19–21, 1984 at the Technische Universität of Munich, Germany     

Strong Solutions of Stochastic Differential Inclusions with Unbounded Right-Hand Side in a Hilbert Space

In a separable Hilbert space, a stochastic differential inclusion with coefficients whose values are closed not necessarily convex sets is considered. Two existence theorems for strong solutions are proved. In the first theorem, the proof is based on the use of Euler polygonal lines; in the second, on the successive approximation method. Instead of the assumption that the coefficients of the inclusion are globally Lipschitz, which is traditional in such cases, some conditions that are less restrictive for the problems in question are used.     

Characterizing Nonemptiness and Compactness of the Solution Set of a Convex Vector Optimization Problem with Cone Constraints and Applications

In this paper, we characterize the nonemptiness and compactness of the set of weakly efficient solutions of a convex vector optimization problem with cone constraints in terms of the level-boundedness of the component functions of the objective on the perturbed sets of the original constraint set. This characterization is then applied to carry out the asymptotic analysis of a class of penalization methods. More specifically, under the assumption of nonemptiness and compactness of the weakly efficient solution set, we prove the existence of a path of weakly efficient solutions to the penalty problem and its convergence to a weakly efficient solution of the original problem. Furthermore, for any efficient point of the original problem, there exists a path of efficient solutions to the penalty problem whose function values (with respect to the objective function of the original problem) converge to this efficient point.     

Propagation failure of fronts in discrete inhomogeneous media with a sawtooth nonlinearity

Exact, steady-state, single-front solutions are constructed for a spatially discrete bistable equation with a piecewise linear reaction term, known as a sawtooth nonlinearity. These solutions are obtained by solving second-order difference equations with variable coefficients, which are linear under certain assumptions on the expected solutions. An algorithmic procedure for constructing solutions in general, for both homogeneous and inhomogeneous diffusion, is obtained using a combination of Jacobi-Operator theory and the Sherman–Morrison formula. The existence of solutions for the difference equation, implies propagation failure of fronts for the corresponding differential-difference equation. The interval of propagation failure, which is the range of values of the detuning parameter that render stationary fronts, is studied in detail for the case of a single defect in the medium of propagation. Explicit formulae reveal precise relationships between parameter values that cause traveling fronts to fail to propagate when the interface reaches the inhomogeneities in the medium. These explicit formulae are also compared to numerical computations using the proposed algorithmic approach, which provides a check of its computational usefulness and illustrates its capabilities for problems with more complicated choices of parameter values.     

Sur l'existence, l'unicité, la stabilité et les propriétés de grandes déviations des solutions d'équations différentielles stochastiques rétrogrades à horizon aléatoire. Application à des problèmes de perturbations singulières

We study the existence, uniqueness and stability of solutions of backward stochastic differential equations with random terminal time under new assumptions; then we establish a large deviation principle for the solutions of such equations, related to a family of Markov processes, the diffusion coefficient of which tends to zero. Finally we apply these results to the analysis of some singular perturbation problems for a class of nonlinear partial differential equations.     

Existence of solutions for integral inclusions of Urysohn type with nonconvex-valued orientor field

In this paper, we prove the existence of solutions for an integral inclusion of Urysohn type with nonconvex orientor field and with delay. We make standard boundedness and continuity assumptions on the data, and we assume that the orientor field is l.s.c. in the state variable. Using a selection theorem of Fryszkowski, we are able to prove the existence of solutions, extending an earlier result of Angell.This research was supported by NSF Grant No. DMS-86-02313.     

Traveling wave solutions for Schrödinger equation with distributed delay

The paper is devoted to study of traveling waves of nonlinear Schrödinger equation with distributed delay by applying geometric singular perturbation theory, differential manifold theory and the regular perturbation analysis for a Hamiltonian system. Under the assumptions that the distributed delay kernel is strong general delay kernel and the average delay is small, we first investigate the existence of solitary wave solutions by differential manifold theory. Then by utilizing the regular perturbation analysis for a Hamiltonian system, we explore the periodic traveling wave solutions.     

一类具奇异右端项的伪抛物方程的摄动问题

本文讨论了一类具奇异右端项的伪抛物方程的初边值问题的摄动,证明了摄动问题广义解的存在性及极限性态,并得到了当ε趋于零时,摄动问题的解在一定意义下收敛于原问题的解.