Papers

Publications



Books



F. Tröltzsch, Optimal Control of Partial Differential Equations - Theory, Methods and Applications.
Graduate Studies in Mathematics, Vol. 112. American Mathematical Society,
Providence, Rhode Island, 2010 (Translation of the second German edition below by J. Sprekels).
F. Tröltzsch, Optimale Steuerung partieller Differentialgleichungen - Theorie, Verfahren und Anwendungen,
Vieweg, Wiesbaden 2005. Zweite Auflage: Vieweg+Teubner, Wiesbaden 2009.


Hoffmann, K.H., Lasiecka, I., Leugering, G., Sprekels, J. and F. Tröltzsch (Eds.),
Optimal Control of Complex Structures,
International Series of Numerical Mathematics, Vol. 139, Birkhäuser-Verlag 2002.


Hoffmann, K.H., Leugering, G. and F. Tröltzsch (Eds.), Optimal Control of Partial Differential Equations,
International Series of Numerical Mathematics, Vol. 133, Birkhäuser 1999.


Jentsch, L. and F. Tröltzsch (Eds.), Problems and Methods in Mathematical Physics.
Teubner-Texte zur Mathematik Vol. 134, B.G. Teubner, Stuttgart, Leipzig 1994.


F. Tröltzsch: Optimality conditions for parabolic control problems and applications.
Teubner-Texte zur Mathematik, Vol. 62, B.G. Teubner, Leipzig 1984.



Papers


(with K. Altmann and S. Stingelin)
On some optimal control problems for electric circuits.
Submitted to Int. Journal of Circuit Theory (2010).


(with I. Neitzel)
Numerical analysis of state-constrained optimal control problems for PDEs.
DFG Priority Program 1253, Techn. Report, 2010, to appear.


(with M. Hinze)
Discrete concepts versus error analysis in pde constrained optimization.
GAMM-Mitt. 33, No. 2, 148--162, 2010.


(with P. Merino and I. Neitzel)
On linear-quadratic elliptic control problems of semi-infinite type.
Accepted 2010 by Applicable Analysis.


(with P. Merino and I. Neitzel)
Error Estimates for the Finite Element Discretization of Semi-infinite Elliptic Optimal Control Problems.
Accepted 2010 by Discussiones Mathematicae.


(with V. Dhamo)
Some aspects of reachability for parabolic boundary control problems with control constraints.
To appear in Computational Optimization and Appl., DOI: 10.1007/s10589-009-9310-1


(with C. John, B.R. Noack, M. Schlegel and D. Wachsmuth)
Optimal boundary control problems related to high-lift configurations..
In: King, R. (Ed.), Active Flow Control II, Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics
and Multidisciplinary Design Vol. 108 (2010), 405-419. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11735-0_26.



On Finite Element Error Estimates for Optimal Control Problems with Elliptic PDEs.
In: Lirkov, I., Margenov, S., and Wasniewski, J. (Ed.), ''Large Scale-Scientific Computing''.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 5910, pp. 40--53. Springer, 2010.


(with E. Casas)
Recent advances in the analysis of pointwise state-constrained elliptic optimal control problems.
ESAIM: COCV Vol. 16, No. 3, 2010, pp. 581 -- 600.


(with P. Merino and B. Vexler)
Error estimates for the finite element approximation of a semilinear elliptic control problem with
state constraints and finite dimensional control space.

ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis, Vol. 44(1), 167 - 188, 2010.


(with E. Casas)
First- and second-order optimality conditions for a class of optimal control problems with
quasilinear elliptic equations.

SIAM J. Control and Optimization 48, No. 2 (2009), 688--718.


(with E. Casas)
Recent advances in the analysis of state-constrained elliptic optimal control problems.
In: K. Kunisch, G. Leugering, J. Sprekels, F. Tröltzsch (Eds.),
Optimal Control of Coupled Systems of Partial Differential Equations,
ISNM 158, pp. 57--72, Birkhäuser 2009.


(with S. Volkwein)
POD a-posteriori error estimates for linear-quadratic optimal control problems.
Computational Optimization and Applications 44 (1), (2009), 83-115.


(with I. Yousept)
A regularization method for the numerical solution of elliptic boundary control problems
with pointwise state constraints.

Computational Optimization and Applications 42 (1), (2009), 43--63.


(with I. Yousept)
Source representation strategy for optimal boundary control problems with state constraints.
Journal for Analysis and its Applications (ZAA) 28 (2009), 189-203.


(with I. Neitzel)
On regularization methods for the numerical solution of parabolic control problems
with pointwise state constraints.

ESAIM: COCV 15 (2) (2009), 426-453.


(with J.C. de los Reyes, P. Merino, J. Rehberg)
Optimality conditions for state-constrained PDE control problems with time-dependent controls.
To appear in Control and Cybernetics.


(with E. Casas and J.C. de Los Reyes)
Sufficient second-order optimality conditions for semilinear control problems with
pointwise state constraints.

SIAM J. on Optimization 19, No. 2 (2008), 616--643.


(with I. Neitzel)
On convergence of regularization methods for nonlinear parabolic optimal control problems
with control and state constraints.

Control and Cybernetics 37 (4), 2008.


(with M. Hintermüller and I. Yousept)
Mesh-independence of semismooth Newton methods for Lavrentiev-regularized
state constrained nonlinear optimal control problems.

Numerische Mathematik 108 (4), 2008, 571-603.


(with U. Prüfert and M. Weiser)
The convergence of an interior point method for an elliptic control problem with
mixed control-state constraints.

Computational Optimization and Applications 39, No. 2 (2008), 183-218.


(with A. Carnarius, B. Günther, F. Thiele, D. Wachsmuth, J.C. De los Reyes)
Numerical Study of the Optimization of Separation Control.
Proceedings of the 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit,
Reno, 8-11 January 2007, AIAA 2007-58.


(with U. Prüfert)
An interior point method for a parabolic optimal control problem with regularized
pointwise state constraints.

ZAMM 87 (2007), No. 8-9, 564--589.


(with J.C. des los Reyes)
Optimal control of the stationary Navier-Stokes equations with mixed control-state constraints.
SIAM J. Control Optimization 46 (2), 604-629 (2007).


(with J.C. des los Reyes)
Flow control with regularized state constraints.
In: R. King (Ed.), Active Flow control. Springer, Berlin 2007, pp. 353--366.


(with A. Rösch)
On regularity of solutions and Lagrange multipliers of optimal control problems for
semilinear equations with mixed pointwise control-state constraints.

SIAM J. Control Optimization 46, No. 3 (2007), 1098-1115.


(with C. Meyer and U. Prüfert)
On two numerical methods for state-constrained elliptic control problems.
Optimization Methods and Software 22 (2007), 871-899.


(with A. Rösch)
Sufficient second-order optimality conditions for an elliptic optimal control problem
with pointwise control-state constraints.

SIAM J. on Optimization 17, No. 3 (2006), 776--794.


(with C. Meyer and A. Rösch)
Optimal control problems of PDEs with regularized pointwise state constraints.
Computational Optimization and Applications 33 (2006), 209--228.


(with A. Rösch)
Existence of regular Lagrange multipliers for a nonlinear elliptic optimal control problem
with pointwise control-state constraints.

SIAM J. Control and Optimization 45 (2) 2006, 548--564.


(with C. Meyer)
On an elliptic optimal control problem with pointwise mixed control-state constraints.
In A. Seeger (Ed.) Recent Advances in Optimization.
Proceedings of the 12th French-German-Spanish Conference on Optimization
held in Avignon, September 20-24, 2004.
Lectures Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, Vol. 563,
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2006, 187-- 204.


(with D. Wachsmuth)
Second-order sufficient optimality conditions for the optimal control of Navier-Stokes equations.
ESAIM COCV 12 (2006), no. 1, 93--119.


(with C. Meyer and P. Philip)
Optimal control of a semilinear PDE with nonlocal radiation interface conditions.
SIAM J. Control Optim., 45 (2006), 699-721.


(with V. Maksimov)
Dynamical state and control resconstruction for a phase field model.
Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive Systems,
Ser. A Math. Analysis, 13 (2006), No. 3-4, 419--444.


Regular Lagrange multipliers for control problems with mixed
pointwise control-state constraints.

SIAM J. on Optimization 15, No. 2 (2005), 616--634.


(with E. Casas and M. Mateos)
Error estimates for the numerical approximation of boundary semilinear elliptic control problems.
Computational Optimization and Applications 31, No. 2 (2005), 193--220.


(with D. Wachsmuth)
On convergence of a receding horizon method for parabolic boundary control.
Optimization Methods and Software 19, No. 2 (2004), 201--216.


(with D. Wachsmuth)
Second-order sufficient optimality conditions for the optimal control of instationary Navier-Stokes equations.
Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 4, No. 1 (2004), 628--629.


(with T. Roubicek)
Lipschitz stability of optimal controls for the steady-state Navier-Stokes equations.
Control and Cybernetics 32 (2003), No. 3, 683--705.


(with A. Rösch)
Sufficient second order optimality condititions for a parabolic optimal control problem
with pointwise control-state constraints,

SIAM J. Control and Optimization 42 (2003), 138--154.


(with E. Casas)
Error estimates for linear-quadratic elliptic control problems.
In V. Barbu, et al. (Eds): Analysis and Optimization of Differential Systems, pp. 89--100.
Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston 2003.


(with E. Casas)
Error estimates for the finite-element approximation of a semilinear elliptic control problem,
Control and Cybernetics 31 (2002), 695--712.


(with A. Rösch)
Sufficient second order optimality condititions for a state-constrained optimal control problem
of a weakly singular integral equation,

Num. Funct. Anal. Appl. 23 (2002), 173--193.


(with N. Arada and J.-P. Raymond)
On an Augmented Lagrangian SQP Method for a Class of Optimal Control Problems
in Banach Spaces,

Computational Optimization and Applications 22 (2002), 369--398.


(with N. Arada and E. Casas)
Error estimates for a semilinear elliptic control problem,
Computational Optimization and Applications 23 (2002), 201--229.


(with E. Casas)
Second order necessary and sufficient optimality conditions for optimization problems
and applications to control theory,

SIAM J. Optimization, 13 (2002), 406--431.


(with H. D. Mittelmann)
Sufficient Optimality in a Parabolic Control Problem,
In: A.H. Siddiqi, and M. Kocvara (Eds): Trends in Industrial and Applied Mathematics,
Kluwer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2002, 305--316.


(with W. Römisch)
Applied nonlinear optimization.
in: DFG Research Center Mathematics for Key Technologies,
Berliner Mathematische Gesellschaft, 2002, 21-37.


(with A. Unger)
Fast solution of optimal control problems in the selective cooling of steel,
ZAMM 81 (2001), 447--456.


(with S. Volkwein)
The SQP method for control constrained optimal control of the Burgers equation,
ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations, 6 (2001), 649-674.


(with K. Eppler)
Optimal Control Problems for the Nonlinear Heat Equation,
In: Online Optimization of Large Scale Systems, Grötschel, M., Krumke, S.O.
and Rambau, J., Eds., Springer-Verlag Berlin 2001, 173--184.


(with K. Eppler)
Fast Optimization Methods in the Selective Cooling of Steel,
In: Online Optimization of Large Scale Systems, Grötschel, M., Krumke, S.O. and Rambau, J., Eds., Springer-Verlag Berlin 2001, 185--204.


Lipschitz stability of solutions of linear-quadratic parabolic control problems
with respect to perturbations.

Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive Systems 7 (2000), pp. 289 --306.


(with E. Casas and A. Unger)
Second order sufficient optimality conditions for some state-constrained control problems
of semilinear elliptic equations,

SIAM J. Control and Optimization 38 (2000), 1369--1391.


(with J.-P. Raymond)
Second order sufficient optimality conditions for nonlinear parabolic control problems
with state constraints,

Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems 6 (2000), 431-450.


(with K. Malanowski)
Lipschitz stability of solutions to parametric optimal control for elliptic equations,
Control and Cybernetics 29 (2000), 237--256.


(with M. Heinkenschloss)
Analysis of an SQP method for the control of a phase field equation,
Control Cybernetics 28 (1999) No. 2, 177-211.


(with M. Bergounioux)
Optimal Control of Semilinear Parabolic Equations with State-Constraints of Bottleneck Type,
ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations 4 (1999), 595-608.


(with E. Casas)
Second order necessary optimality conditions for some state-constrained
control problems of semilinear elliptic equations.

Appl. Math. Optimization 39 (1999), 211-228.


(with M. Bergounioux)
A linear parabolic boundary control problem with mixed control-state constraint.
In: S. Chen, X. Li, J. Yong (Eds.), Control of Distributed Parameter and Stochastic Systems,
Proceed. IFIP WG 7.2 Int. Conf., Hangzhou, June 19--22, 1998, pp. 13--20, Kluwer Acad. Publ. 1999.


(with K. Malanowski)
Lipschitz stability of solutions to parametric optimal control for parabolic equations,
Journal of Analysis and its Applications (ZAA), 18 (1999) 2, 469--489.


On the Lagrange-Newton-SQP Method for the Optimal Control of Semilinear Parabolic Equations,
SIAM J. Control and Optimization 38 (1999), 294--312.


(with H. Goldberg)
On a Lagrange-Newton method for a nonlinear parabolic boundary control problem.
Optimization Methods and Software 8 (1998), 225-247.


(with H. Goldberg)
On a SQP--multigrid technique for nonlinear parabolic boundary control problems.
In Optimal Control: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications. W. W. Hager and P. M. Pardalos, Eds.,
Kluwer Academic Publishers B.V., 1998, pp. 154--177.


(with M. Bergounioux)
Optimal Control of Linear Bottleneck Problems.
ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations 3 (1998), 235-250.


(with W. Alt and H. Sontag)
An SQP method for optimal control of weakly singular Hammerstein integral equations.
Appl. Math. Optimization 33 (1996), 227-252.


(with H. Goldberg and H. Sprekels)
Numerical treatment of a shape optimization problem in thermoelasticity.
DFG-Preprint series "Anwendungsbezogene Optimierung und Steuerung", Report No. 520.


(with D. Tiba)
Error estimates for the discretization of state constrained convex control problems.
Num. Funct. Anal. Optimization 17 (1996), 1005--1028.


(with R. Lezius)
Theoretical and numerical aspects of controlled cooling of steel profiles.
In: H. Neunzert (Ed.), Progress in Industrial Mathematics at ECMI 94, 380-388,
and Teubner 1996.


(with M. Bergounioux)
Optimality Conditions and Generalized Bang-Bang-Principle for a State-Constrained
Semilinear Parabolic Problem.

Num. Funct. Anal. Optimization 17 (1996), 517--536.


(with E. Casas and A. Unger)
Second order sufficient optimality conditions for a nonlinear elliptic control problem.
J. for Analysis and its Applications (ZAA) 15 (1996), 687 - 707.


A stability theorem for linear-quadratic parabolic control problems.
In: Casas, E. (Ed.), Control of partial differential equations and applications,
Lecture Notes in Pure and Appl. Math. Vol. 174, pp. 287-296 (1996).


(with J. Sprekels)
On an optimal shape design problem connected with the heating of elastic bodies.


Semidiscrete Ritz - Galerkin approximation of nonlinear parabolic boundary control problems
- strong convergence of optimal controls.

Appl. Math. Optimization 29 (1994), 309 - 329.


An SQP method for optimal control of a nonlinear heat equation.
Control and Cybernetics 23 (1994), 267-288.


(with H. Goldberg)
Second order sufficient optimality conditions for a class of non-linear parabolic
boundary control problems.

SIAM J. Contr. Opt. 31 (1993), 1007-1025.


(with A. Rösch)
An optimal control problem arising from the identification of nonlinear heat transfer laws.
Archives of Control Sciences 1 (XXXVII) (1992), 183 - 195.


(with M. Hanke and J. Epperlein)
On a system of partial differential equations in photochemistry.
Wiss. Z. TU Chemnitz 34 (1992), 53-66.


(with H. Goldberg and W. Kampowsky)
On Nemytskii operators in Lp-spaces of abstract functions.
Math. Nachrichten 155 (1992), 127-140.


Approximation of non-linear parabolic boundary control problems by the Fourier method
- convergence of optimal controls.
Optimization 22 (1991), 83-98.


On the semigroup approach for the optimal control of semilinear parabolic equations including
distributed and boundary control.
Z. f. Analysis und Anwendungen (ZAA) 8 (1989), 431-443.


(with H. Goldberg)
Second order sufficient optimality conditions for a class of control problems
governed by non-linear integral equations with application to parabolic boundary control.

Optimization 20 (1989), 6871-698.


On a numerical method for coercive parabolic boundary control problems.
Z. Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik (ZAMM) 67 (1987), 129-135.


(with T. Kaiser)
An inverse problem of parameter identification in cooling lines.
Wiss. Z. TU Karl-Marx-Stadt 29 (1987), 212-218.


(with W. Sperber)
Function spaces and Lagrange multiplier rules for a parabolic control problem
arising from the hydration of concrete.
Discussiones Mathematicae 8 (1986), 109-120.


(with J. Ester)
On generalized notions of efficiency in multicriteria programming problems.
Systems Analysis Modelling Simulation 3 (1986), 153-161.


(with K. Eppler)
On switching points of optimal controls for coercive parabolic boundary control problems.
Optimization 17 (1986), 93-101.


On changing the spaces in Lagrange multiplier rules for the optimal control of non-linear
operator equations.
Optimization 16 (1985), 877-885.


On duality and the maximum principle for continuous linear programming problems.
Z. f. Analysis und Anwendungen (ZAA) 4 (1985), 525-535.


The generalized bang-bang-principle and the numerical solution of a parabolic boundary-control
problem with constraints on the control
and the state.
ZAMM 64 (1984), 551-557.


A modification of the Zowe and Kurcyusz regularity condition with application to the
optimal control of Noether operator equations with constraints on the control and the state.
Math. Operationsforschung und Statistik 14 (1983), 238-245.


On generalized bang-bang principles for two time-optimal heating problems with constraints
on the control and the state.
Demonstratio Mathematica 15 (1982), 131-143.


On some parabolic boundary control problems with constraints on the control and
functional-constraints on the state.
Z. für Analysis und Anwendungen (ZAA) 17 (1982), 1-13.


Optimalitätsbedingungen für ein parabolisches Randsteuerproblem mit Steuer- und Zustandsbeschränkungen.
Math. Operationsforschung und Statistik, Ser. Optimization, 12 (1981), 513-523.


Zur Dualitätstheorie linearer stetiger Optimierungsaufgaben mit Fredholmscher Operatorbeschränkung erster Art.
Beiträge zur Analysis 17 (1981), 99-112.


Duality theorems for a class of continuous linear programming problems in a space of
Bochner-integrable abstract functions.
Math. Operationsforschung und Statistik, 11 (1981), 513-523.


A generalized bang-bang-principle for a heating problem with constraints on the control and the thermal stress.
J. of Integral Equations 3 (1981), 345-355.


(with A. Hensel and L. v. Wolfersdorf)
Berechnung der Abkühlung von Feinstahl und Draht in Kühlstrecken.
Neue Hütte 25 (1980), 299-301.


Mathematische Untersuchungen zur Auslegung und Steuerung von Kühlstrecken für Stabstahl- und Drahtwalzwerke.
Neue Hütte, 25 (1980), 384-386.


A minimum principle and a generalized bang-bang-principle for a distributed optimal control problem
with constraints on the control and the state.
ZAMM 59 (1979), 737-739.


Dual existence theorems for a special class of linear programming problems in reflexive Banach lattices.
Math. Operationsforschung und Statistik 8 (1977), 471-483.


Existenz- und Dualitätsaussagen für lineare Optimierungsaufgaben in reflexiven Banachräumen.
Math. Operationsforschung und Statistik 6 (1975), 901-912.