Optimal boundary control for a competitive population system with size structure and time delay in a polluted environment

Abstract

In this paper, we consider the optimal boundary control problem of a two-species competitive system with time delay and size structure in a polluted environment. First, the well posedness of the system is studied by using the characteristic line method and the fixed point principle. Second, the necessary conditions for optimal boundary control are obtained by conjugate system and normal cone property. Finally, the existence and uniqueness of the optimal strategy are proved by Ekeland variational principle.