Optimal control of the order of asymptotics for elliptic equations with fast oscillating coefficients. I: Formal constructions (Q2574241)

The authors consider an optimal control problem associated with an elliptic equation of order \(m\) (even number) whose coefficients contain oscillating components and powers of small parameters. The cost functional contains the coeficient \(\varepsilon^{-q}\), where \(q\) is an integer from the interval \([q_1,m]\). Here \(q_1\) is a nonnegative integer determined from an exact a priori estimate of the solution of the boundary problem. This assures a control of the principal part of the asymptotics. Optimality conditions of the first order are derived, as a system of equations with a Lagrange multiplier.