Electron. J. Differential Equations, Vol. 2025 (2025), No. 15, pp. 1-22.

Null-controllability for 1-D degenerate quasilinear parabolic equations

Pitagoras P. de Carvalho, Reginaldo Demarque, Juan Limaco, Luiz Viana

Abstract:
In this article, we prove local null-controllability for one-dimensional degenerate quasilinear parabolic equations. We apply a well-known local inversion argument used by Fursikov and Imanuvilov. The strategy is to use Carleman estimates, previously obtained for weak and strong degenerate parabolic problems.

Submitted June 2, 2024. Published February 19, 2025.
Math Subject Classifications: 35K65, 35K59, 93B05, 35K55.
Key Words: Degenerate parabolic equations; quasilinear parabolic equations; controllability; nonlinear parabolic equations.
DOI: 10.58997/ejde.2025.15

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Pitágoras P. de Carvalho
Coordenação de Matemática
Universidade Estadual do Piauí
Teresina, PI, 64002-150, Brazil
email: pitagorascarvalho@gmail.com
Reginaldo Demarque
Departamento de Ciências da Natureza
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Rio das Ostras, RJ, 28895-532, Brazil
email: reginaldodr@id.uff.br
Juan L&icute;imaco
Departamento de Matemática Aplicada
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Niterói, RJ, 24210-201, Brazil
email: jlimaco@id.uff.br
Luiz Viana
Departamento de Análise
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Niterói, RJ, 24210-2010, Brazil
email: luizviana@id.uff.br

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