Some applications of optimal control theory of distributed systems

Bermudez, Alfredo

ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations, Tome 8 (2002), pp. 195-218.

In this paper we present some applications of the J.-L. Lions' optimal control theory to real life problems in engineering and environmental sciences. More precisely, we deal with the following three problems: sterilization of canned foods, optimal management of waste-water treatment plants and noise control

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