The two-dimensional sphere can’t be approximated by finite homogeneous spaces. We describe the optimal approximation and its distance from sphere. compare this to achieved all Platonic Archimedean solids.

‎semidiscrete finite element approximation of a hyperbolic type‎ ‎integro-differential equation is studied. the model problem is‎ ‎treated as the wave equation which is perturbed with a memory term.‎ ‎stability estimates are obtained for a slightly more general problem.‎ ‎these, based on energy method, are used to prove optimal order‎ ‎a priori error estimates.‎

‎in this paper‎, ‎we study spectral element approximation for a constrained‎ ‎optimal control problem in one dimension‎. ‎the equivalent a posteriori error estimators are derived for‎ ‎the control‎, ‎the state and the adjoint state approximation‎. ‎such estimators can be used to‎ ‎construct adaptive spectral elements for the control problems.

We consider an approximation scheme using Haar wavelets for solving a class of infinite horizon optimal control problems (OCP's) of nonlinear interconnected large-scale dynamic systems. A computational method based on Haar wavelets in the time-domain is proposed for solving the optimal control problem. Haar wavelets integral operational matrix and direct collocation method are utilized to find ...