Control problems in the coefficients and the domain for linear elliptic equations

Abstract In the present work we are interested in an optimal design problem for a linear elliptic state equation with a homogeneous boundary Dirichlet condition. The control variables correspond to the coefficients of the diffusion term and the open set where the equation is posed. From the application point of view these variables represent the layout of the materials composing the corresponding domain and its shape. We obtain a relaxed formulation of the problem, the optimality conditions, and we provide a numerical algorithm to solve it. Some numerical simulations are also carried out.