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Finite Element Approximation of Semilinear Parabolic Optimal Control Problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 May 2015

Hongfei Fu and
Hongxing Rui
Hongfei Fu*
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics and Computational Science, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, 266555, China
Hongxing Rui*
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
*
Corresponding author.Email address:hongfeifu@upc.edu.cn
Corresponding author.Email address:hxrui@sdu.edu.cn
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Abstract

In this paper, the finite element approximation of a class of semilinear parabolic optimal control problems with pointwise control constraint is studied. We discretize the state and co-state variables by piecewise linear continuous functions, and the control variable is approximated by piecewise constant functions or piecewise linear discontinuous functions. Some a priori error estimates are derived for both the control and state approximations. The convergence orders are also obtained.

Keywords

49J2065M60Finite element approximationsemilinear parabolic optimal controlpointwise control constrainta priori error estimates

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Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , November 2011, pp. 489 - 504
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Copyright © Global Science Press Limited 2011

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