Normality of necessary optimality conditions for calculus of variations problems with state constraints

We consider non-autonomous calculus of variations problems with a state constraint represented by a given closed set. We prove that if the interior of the Clarke tangent cone of the state constraint set is non-empty (this is the constraint qualification that we suggest here), then the necessary opti...

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Autor principal: Khalil, N. (author)
Outros Autores: Lopes, S. O. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2019
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/57890
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/57890
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Resumo:We consider non-autonomous calculus of variations problems with a state constraint represented by a given closed set. We prove that if the interior of the Clarke tangent cone of the state constraint set is non-empty (this is the constraint qualification that we suggest here), then the necessary optimality conditions apply in the normal form. We establish normality results for (weak) local minimizers and global minimizers, employing two different approaches and invoking slightly diverse assumptions. More precisely, for the local minimizers result, the Lagrangian is supposed to be Lipschitz with respect to the state variable, and just lower semicontinuous in its third variable. On the other hand, the approach for the global minimizers result (which is simpler) requires the Lagrangian to be convex wit respect to its third variable, but the Lipschitz constant of the Lagrangian with respect to the state variable might now depend on time.