Representation formulas for solutions of the HJI equations with discontinuous coefficients and existence of value in differential games

Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 209-229

  Garavello, M ^a   Soravia, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Differential games; Discontinuous Lagrangians; Existence of value; Viscosity solutions

Indexed keywords

GAME THEORY;

DIFFERENTIAL GAMES; DISCONTINUOUS COEFFICIENTS; DISCONTINUOUS LAGRANGIANS; EXISTENCE OF VALUE; HAMILTON-JACOBI-ISAACS EQUATIONS; PRINCIPLE OF OPTIMALITY; REPRESENTATION FORMULAE; RUNNING COST; VISCOSITY SOLUTIONS; ZERO-SUM DIFFERENTIAL GAMES;

VISCOSITY;

EID: 33845673336     PISSN: 00223239     EISSN: 15732878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10957-006-9099-3     Document Type: Article

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