Solutions of stochastic partial differential equations as extremals of convex functionals (Q2368565)

The authors consider stochastic evolution equations with monotone operators in Banach spaces. It is well-known that this class of equations has a unique solution under monotonicity, coercivity, hemi-continuity and growth conditions. The method of monotonicity is interpreted as a method of finding extremals of convex functionals. Under the usual conditions the authors construct the solution to their equations via Euler-Galerkin approximations. That is, the equations are solved by minimizing convex functionals.