Analysis of the Lagrange-SQP-Newton method for the control of a phase field equation

Control and Cybernetics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 177-208

  Heinkenschloss, Matthias ^a   Tröltzsch, Fredi ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Control constraints; Lagrange SQP Newton method; Optimal control; Phase field equation; Sequential quadratic programming method

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347746409     PISSN: 03248569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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