Variational Problems and Applications, 3rd Edition

A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "Dynamical Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 21 April 2025 | Viewed by 43

Special Issue Editor

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, interest in variational (interval/fuzzy) analysis and robust control has significantly increased among researchers. Various approaches have been proposed to formulate the necessary and sufficient optimality/efficiency conditions and duality theorems for different classes of robust and interval-valued/fuzzy variational problems.

This third edition of the Special Issue "Variational Problems and Applications" aims to further develop research in this dynamic field. We invite studies focused on uncertain variational problems, particularly those that formulate and demonstrate characterization results of well-posedness and robust efficient solutions. This Special Issue seeks to explore new classes of (multiobjective) variational (control) problems governed by multiple and/or path-independent curvilinear integral cost functionals, as well as robust mixed and/or isoperimetric constraints involving first- and second-order partial differential equations.

We welcome submissions on related subjects, including but not limited to:

  • Variational inequalities;
  • Evolutionary problems;
  • Robust control theory;
  • Interval/fuzzy analysis;
  • Multiobjective optimization;
  • Curvilinear integral cost functionals;
  • First- and second-order partial differential equations;
  • Isoperimetric constraints.

We invite you to publish your latest research findings in this Special Issue, contributing to the advancement of knowledge in the field of variational problems and their applications.

Prof. Dr. Savin Treanta
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • optimization problems
  • optimal control
  • variational problems
  • well-posedness
  • partial differential equations
  • generalized convexity
  • dynamical systems

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