On the optimal control problems of parabolic equations with an infinite number of variables and with equality constraints (Q809344)

Given is a dynamic system governed by the parabolic equation \[ \frac{\partial y}{\partial t}+A(t)=u,\quad x\in {\mathbb{R}}^ n,\quad t\in (0,T) \] with the constraints \(y(x,t)=0\), \(x\in \Gamma\), \(t\in (0,T)\); \(y(x,0)=y_ 0(x)\), \(x\in {\mathbb{R}}^{\infty}\); \(y(x,T)=y_ 1(x)\), \(x\in {\mathbb{R}}^{\infty}\); \(u\in U\); U is a closed, convex subset with non- empty interior of \(L_ 2(Q)\); \(y_ 0(x)\), \(y_ 1(x)\) are fixed functions in \(L_ 2({\mathbb{R}}^{\infty})\); A(t) is a bounded self-adjoint elliptic operator with an infinite number of variables mapping \(W^ 1_ 0({\mathbb{R}}^{\infty})\) onto \(W_ 0^{-1}({\mathbb{R}}^{\infty}).\) The problem consists of minimizing the functional \[ I(y,u)=\int_{Q}f(x,t,y,u)d\rho (x)dt. \] The known results of investigations concerning systems governed by parabolic equations are extended in this paper to the case of optimal control with additional equality constraints (in relation to standard ones) and with an infinite number of variables. Moreover, the optimal control problem of a parabolic equation with infinitely many variables but nonoperator equality constraint u(.)\(\in U\) is considered and an extremality principle is proved for it.