Approximation of optimal control problems for semilinear elliptic convection–diffusion equations with boundary observation of the conormal derivative and with controls in coefficients of the convective transport operator and in nonlinear term of the equation

We study difference approximations of an optimal control problem with a boundary observation of the conormal derivative of the state described by the Dirichlet problem for semilinear elliptic equations with controls involved in coefficients of the convective transport operator and in the nonlinear term of the equation. The well-posedness of the optimal control problem is examined. Difference approximations for the optimal control problem are constructed. The convergence of the approximations with respect to the functional and control is analyzed. A regularization of the approximations is constructed.