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Relaxation methods in control theory

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Two different “relaxed problems” associated with a problem of optimal control theory, governed by an ODE, are considered: the first is obtained by Young's methods and the second by semicontinuity arguments. A formula which relates the two relaxed functionals to each other is given.

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  1. Istituto di Matematica, Facoltà di Science, Università di Salerno, Salerno, Italy

    E. Mascolo

  2. Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni, Università di Napoli, via Mezzocannone 8, Napoli, Italy

    L. Migliaccio

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Mascolo, E., Migliaccio, L. Relaxation methods in control theory. Appl Math Optim 20, 97–103 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01447649

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