A categorical invariant for cubic threefolds

We prove a categorical version of the Torelli theorem for cubic threefolds. More precisely, we show that the non-trivial part of a semi-orthogonal decomposition of the derived category of a cubic threefold characterizes its isomorphism class.     

Three solutions to a perturbed nonlinear discrete Dirichlet problem

Using critical point theory, we study the existence of at least three solutions for a perturbed nonlinear Dirichlet boundary value problem for difference equations depending on two positive parameters.     

A Multigrid Scheme for Elliptic Constrained Optimal Control Problems

A multigrid scheme for the solution of constrained optimal control problems discretized by finite differences is presented. This scheme is based on a new relaxation procedure that satisfies the given constraints pointwise on the computational grid. In applications, the cases of distributed and boundary control problems with box constraints are considered. The efficient and robust computational performance of the present multigrid scheme allows to investigate bang-bang control problems.AMS Subject Classification: 49J20, 65N06, 65N12, 65N55Supported in part by the SFB 03 “Optimization and Control”     

Linear-quadratic optimal control under non-Markovian switching

We study a finite-dimensional continuous-time optimal control problem on finite horizon for a controlled diffusion driven by Brownian motion, in the linear-quadratic case. We admit stochastic coefficients, possibly depending on an underlying independent marked point process, so that our model is general enough to include controlled switching systems where the switching mechanism is not required to be Markovian. The problem is solved by means of a Riccati equation, which turned out to be a backward stochastic differential equation driven by the Brownian motion and by the random measure associated with the marked point process.     

Stability conditions in families

Publications mathématiques de l'IHÉS - We develop a theory of Bridgeland stability conditions and moduli spaces of semistable objects for a family of varieties. Our approach is based...