Approximation and regularization of optimal control problems for a non- selfadjoint elliptic equation with variable coefficients (Q1176908)

The paper investigates the applicability of the finite difference method to the numerical solution of optimal control problems for linear elliptic equations with first- and zero-order coefficients as controls. The author gives estimates of the rate of convergence for the case of convex plane domains and the application of Tikhonov's regularization method is investigated.