Calculus of variations and optimal control for generalized functions (Q2069854)

The authors introduce a framework for the calculus of variations and the theory of optimal control for a class of generalized functions, called generalized smooth functions (GSF, for short), which extend Sobolev-Schwartz distributions and Colombeau generalized functions. In a certain sense the article is a follow up of \textit{A. Lecke} et al. [Adv. Nonlinear Anal. 8, 779--808 (2019; Zbl 1448.49008)]. Firstly, after introducing some basic concepts of nonstandard analysis, the authors make use of fundamental results on GSF; it is presented, in a detailed way, the calculus of variations approach, which follows the traditional path, that is, initially proving, in this general context, the Fundamental Lemma, Euler-Lagrange equations, D' Alembert principle, du Bois-Reymond optimality condition and Noether's theorem in Lagrangian formalism among other results. Secondly, it is handled the theory of optimal control, that includes a version of Pontryagin maximum principle, and Noether's theorem in Hamiltonian formalism in this GSF setting. Some examples and applications of the theory afore presented close the article providing a study of a singularly variable length pendulum, oscillations damped by two media and Pais-Uhlenbeck oscillator with singular frequencies.