Convergence of trajectories in infinite horizon optimization

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In this paper, we investigate the convergence of a sequence of minimizing trajectories in infinite horizon optimization problems. The convergence is considered in the sense of ideals and their particular case called the statistical convergence. The optimality is defined as a total cost over the infinite horizon.

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volume 8  issue 1

pages  123- 131

publication date 2017-06-06

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