Optimal Control Approach to Nonlinear Diffusion Equations Driven by Wiener Noise

The stochastic nonlinear infinite-dimensional equations of gradient type and with additive Wiener noise can be reduced to an optimal convex control problem via Brezis–Ekeland duality device. This approach is illustrated here on a few classes of nonlinear stochastic parabolic equations which are relevant as diffusion models under stochastic Gaussian perturbations, and image restoring technique.