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Volodymyr Hrynkiv
Department of Mathematics, University of Houston-Downtown
Optimal control of a convective boundary
conditions in a thermistor problem
November 20, 2008
3-4 PM, 646 PGH
Abstract
We consider the optimal control of a two dimensional steady
state thermistor. The problem is described by a system of two nonlinear
elliptic partial differential equations coupled with appropriate
boundary conditions which model the coupling of the thermistor to its
surroundings. Based on physical considerations, an objective functional
to be minimized is introduced and the convective boundary coefficient is
taken to be the control. Existence and uniqueness of the optimal control
are proven. To characterize this optimal control, the optimality system
consisting of the state and adjoint equations is derived.
David H. Wagner University of Houston
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