Optimal control theory, differential equations, differential games.
Main publications:
M. I. Zelikin, Control Theory and Optimization I. Homogeneous Spaces and the Riccati Equation in the Calculus of Veriations, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2000
M. I. Zelikin, V. F. Borisov, Theory of Chattering Control with applications to Astronautics, Robotics, Economics, and Engineering, Birkhäuser, Boston, MA, 1994
M. I. Zelikin, Optimal control and variational calculus., URSS, Moscow, 2004
M. I. Zelikin, “Hessian of the solution of the Hamilton–Jacobi equation in the theory of extremal problems”, Mat. Sb., 195:6 (2004), 57–70
M. I. Zelikin, “Superconductivity of Plasma and Fireballs”, CMFD, 19, 2006, 45–69