Second order optimality conditions and their role in PDE control (Q2339273)

The aim of the paper is to survey some characteristics and applications regarding second order optimality conditions for certain optimization problems in infinite-dimensional spaces. A large discussion is devoted to optimal control problems for PDEs. The survey starts with introductory remarks on second order conditions in the calculus of variations and optimal control and is followed by a presentation of second order sufficient optimality conditions in nonlinear optimization. Finite as well as infinite dimensional cases are discussed. Then one proceeds with the optimal control theory for partial differential equations. One starts with an optimal control problem for the heat equation and shows first order necessary conditions. Following is a large discussion on second order sufficient optimality conditions and on two applications to stability analysis. The next two chapters are devoted to a-priori error estimates and problems with pointwise state constraints. Miscellaneous results on second order sufficient conditions are presented in the last chapter. The references to this survey contain 88 titles.