Abstract.A method is described for obtaining criteria confirming the optimality of solutions found either by integrating the Euler-Lagrange equations, or by applying the Pontrjagin necessary condition. The method is based on convexity considerations, and its success in a given problem depends on the judicious choice of certain arbitrary auxiliary functions.
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