Fractional semilinear optimal control: optimality conditions, convergence, and error analysis

DOI10.1137/20M1356294arXiv2007.13848MaRDI QIDQ6345955FDOQ6345955

Publication date: 27 July 2020

Abstract: We adopt the integral definition of the fractional Laplace operator and analyze an optimal control problem for a fractional semilinear elliptic partial differential equation (PDE); control constraints are also considered. We establish the well-posedness of fractional semilinear elliptic PDEs and analyze regularity properties and suitable finite element discretizations. Within the setting of our optimal control problem, we derive the existence of optimal solutions as well as first and second order optimality conditions; regularity estimates for the optimal variables are also analyzed. We devise a fully discrete scheme that approximates the control variable with piecewise constant functions; the state and adjoint equations are discretized with continuous piecewise linear finite elements. We analyze convergence properties of discretizations and derive a priori error estimates.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Numerical optimization and variational techniques (65K10) Fractional partial differential equations (35R11) Discrete approximations in optimal control (49M25) Stability and convergence of numerical methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N12) Error bounds for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N15) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N30) PDE constrained optimization (numerical aspects) (49M41)

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