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A convex optimal control problem involving a class of linear hyperbolic systems

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In this paper, we consider a convex optimal control problem involving a class of linear hyperbolic partial differential systems. A computational algorithm which generates minimizing sequences of controls is devised. The convergence properties of the algorithm are investigated.

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Communicated by L. Cesari

This work was done during the period when Z. S. Wu was an Honorary Visiting Fellow in the School of Mathematics at the University of New South Wales, Australia.

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Wu, Z.S., Teo, K.L. A convex optimal control problem involving a class of linear hyperbolic systems. J Optim Theory Appl 39, 541–560 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00933757

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