Discrete approximations for strict convex continuous time problems and duality

We propose a discrete approximation scheme to a class of Linear Quadratic Continuous Time Problems. It is shown, under positiveness of the matrix in the integral cost, that optimal solutions of the discrete problems provide a sequence of bounded variation functions which converges almost everywhere...

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Autores: Andreani, R., Goncalves, P. S. [UNESP], Silva, Geraldo Nunes [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/34247
Acceso en línea:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S1807-03022004000100005&script=sci_arttext
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/34247
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Linear Quadratic problems
Continuous time optimization
discrete approximation
strict convexity
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Sumario:We propose a discrete approximation scheme to a class of Linear Quadratic Continuous Time Problems. It is shown, under positiveness of the matrix in the integral cost, that optimal solutions of the discrete problems provide a sequence of bounded variation functions which converges almost everywhere to the unique optimal solution. Furthermore, the method of discretization allows us to derive a number of interesting results based on finite dimensional optimization theory, namely, Karush-Kuhn-Tucker conditions of optimality and weak and strong duality. A number of examples are provided to illustrate the theory.