Carleman Estimates and Controllability of Stochastic degenerate parabolic Heat Equations

Abstract

This paper concerns the null controllability for a class of stochastic degenerate parabolic equations. We first establish a global Carleman estimate for a linear forward stochastic degenerate equation with multiplicative noise. Using this estimate we prove the null controllability of the backward equation and obtain a partial result for the controllability of the forward equation. Also, using a new Carleman estimate for backward equation with weighted function which does not vanish at time t = 0 and the duality method HUM we get the null controllability of a forward stochastic degenerate equation under the action of two controls.

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