Electron. J. Differential Equations, Vol. 2019 (2019), No. 103, pp. 1-12.

Null controllability of a coupled system of degenerate parabolic equations with lower order terms

Jianing Xu, Qian Zhou, Yuanyuan Nie

Abstract:
This article concerns the null controllability of a control system governed by coupled degenerate parabolic equations with lower order terms. For these equations, the convection terms cannot be controlled by the diffusion terms. We establish a Carleman estimate and an observability inequality by using Carleman estimates for single degenerate parabolic equations with lower order term and some energy estimates. Then we prove that the system with two controls is null controllable. Finally, we show the null controllability of the system with one control, by constructing suitable controls.

Submitted July 9, 2018. Published September 6, 2019.
Math Subject Classifications: 93B05, 93C20, 35K65.
Key Words: Carleman estimate; null controllability; coupled degenerate equations; convection terms.

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Jianing Xu
School of Mathematics
Jilin University
Changchun 130012, China
email: 924751144@qq.com
Qian Zhou
School of Mathematics
Jilin University
Changchun 130012, China
email: zhouqian@jlu.edu.cn
Yuanyuan Nie
School of Mathematics
Jilin University
Changchun 130012, China
email: nieyy@jlu.edu.cn

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