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Controllability under positivity constraints of multi-d wave equations
We consider both the internal and boundary controllability problems for wave
equations under non-negativity constraints on the controls. First, we prove the
steady state controllability property with nonnegative controls for a general
class of wave equations with time-independent coefficients. According to it,
the system can be driven from a steady state generated by a strictly positive
control to another, by means of nonnegative controls, when the time of control
is long enough. Secondly, under the added assumption of conservation and
coercivity of the energy, controllability is proved between states lying on two
distinct trajectories. Our methods are described and developed in an abstract
setting, to be applicable to a wide variety of control systems
Nonlinear Neumann boundary stabilization of the wave equation using rotated multipliers
The rotated multipliers method is performed in the case of the boundary
stabilization by means of a(linear or non-linear) Neumann feedback. this method
leads to new geometrical cases concerning the "active" part of the boundary
where the feedback is apllied. Due to mixed boundary conditions, these cases
generate singularities. Under a simple geometrical conditon concerning the
orientation of boundary, we obtain a stabilization result in both cases.Comment: 17 pages, 9 figure