PENALIZATION OF DIRICHLET BOUNDARY CONTROL FOR NONSTATIONARY MAGNETO-HYDRODYNAMICS

Penalization of Dirichlet boundary controlled nonstationary magneto-hydrodynamic equations is considered. Asymptotic behavior of solutions of a penalized control problem with respect to the penalty parameter is investigated. It is proved that solutions of the penalized boundary control problem converge to the solutions of the Dirichlet control problem as penalty parameter epsilon goes to zero. The existence of optimal solutions as well as the characterization of such solutions by first order necessary conditions are established. A second order sufficient optimality condition for the optimal control problem is also developed. Numerical results are provided showing the feasibility and effectiveness of the penalty method.