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New phenomena for the null controllability of parabolic systems: Minimal time and geometrical dependence

Ammar-Khodja, Farid; Benabdallah, Assia; González Burgos, Manuel; Teresa de Oteyza, María de la Luz de

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We consider the null controllability problem for two coupled parabolic equations with a space-depending coupling term. We analyze both boundary and distributed null controllability. In each case, we exhibit a minimal time of control, that is to say, a time T0 ∈ [0, ∞] such that the corresponding system is null controllable at any time T > T0 and is not if T < T0. In the distributed case, this minimal time depends on the relative position of the control interval and the support of the coupling term. We also prove that, for a fixed control interval and a time τ0 ∈ [0, ∞], there exist coupling terms such that the associated minimal time is τ0.

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New phenomena o he null con ollabili y o pa abolic sys ems: Minimal ime and geome ical dependence Fa id Amma Khodja∗ Assia Benabdallah † Manuel Gonz´ alez-Bu gos ‡ and Luz de Te esa§ June 12, 2015 Abs ac We conside he null con ollabili y p oblem o wo coupled pa abolic equa ions wi h a space-depending coupling e m. We analyze bo h bounda y and dis ibu ed null con ollabil- i y. In each case, we exhibi a minimal ime o con ol, ha is o say, a ime T0∈[0,∞] such ha he co esponding sys em is null con ollable a any ime T > T0and is no i T < T0. In he dis ibu ed case, his minimal ime depends on he ela i e posi ion o he con ol in e al and he suppo o he coupling e m. We also p o e ha , o a ixed con ol in e al and a ime τ0∈[0,∞], he e exis coupling e ms such ha he associa ed minimal ime is τ0. Con en s 1 In oduc ion and main esul s 2 2 Some p elimina y esul s 8 3 Bounda y con ollabili y p oblem 13 3.1 Bounda y app oxima e con ollabili y ......................... 14 3.2 Bounda y null con ollabili y .............................. 15 3.2.1 Posi i e bounda y con ollabili y esul .................... 16 3.2.2 Nega i e bounda y con ollabili y esul .................... 17 4 Dis ibu ed app oxima e con ollabili y 18 5 P oo o Theo em 1.3: The posi i e null con ollabili y esul 20 5.1 The momen p oblem .................................. 20 5.2 Cons uc ion o he unc ions 1and 2........................ 22 5.3 Sol ing he momen p oblem .............................. 24 5.3.1 The case k∈Λ1................................. 25 5.3.2 The case k∈Λ2................................. 26 5.3.3 The case k∈Λ3................................. 27 5.4 Conclusion ........................................ 27 ∗Labo a oi e de Ma h´ema iques de Besan¸con, UMR 6623, Uni e si ´e de F anche-Com ´e, 16 ou e de G ay, 25030 Besan¸con cedex, F ance. E-mail: [email p o ec ed] †Aix Ma seille Uni e si ´e, CNRS, Cen ale Ma seille, I2M, UMR 7373, 13453 Ma seille, F ance. E-mail: [email p o ec ed] ‡Dp o. E.D.A.N., Uni e sidad de Se illa, Ap do. 1160, 41080 Se illa, Spain. Suppo ed by g an MTM2013- 41286-P, Minis y o Economy and Compe i i eness (Spain). E-mail: [email p o ec ed] §Ins i u o de Ma em´a icas, UNAM, Ci cui o Ex e io , C.U. 04510 D.F., M´exico. Suppo ed by p ojec IN102799 o D.G.A.P.A. (Mexico). E-mail: [email p o ec ed] 1 6 P oo o Theo em 1.3: The nega i e null con ollabili y esul 28 7 Complemen a y esul s. Some examples 29 A P oo o Lemma 7.1 35 1 In oduc ion and main esul s This pape deals wi h he con ollabili y o non-scala pa abolic equa ions wi h a educed numbe o con ols. The con ol o pa abolic sys ems is a challenging issue, which has a ac ed he in e es o he con ol communi y in he las decade. These pa abolic sys ems a ise, o example, in he s udy o chemical eac ions and in a wide a ie y o ma hema ical biology and physical si ua ions (see e.g. [23], [33], [16], ...). Mo e p ecisely, he aim o his pape is o in es iga e he ela ionship be ween he loca ion o he con ols and he ac ion o he coupling e ms. We will see ha in his amewo k new phenomena a ise. To his end, le us ix T > 0 and ω= (a, b)⊂(0, π) and conside he ollowing con ol p oblems:      y −yxx +q(x)A0y= 0 in QT:= (0, π)×(0, T), y(0,·) = Bu, y(π, ·) = 0 on (0, T), y(·,0) = y0in (0, π), (1.1) and      y −yxx +q(x)A0y=B 1ωin QT, y(0,·)=0, y(π, ·) = 0 on (0, T), y(·,0) = y0in (0, π), (1.2) whe e A0∈L(R2) and B∈R2a e espec i ely gi en by: A0=0 1 0 0 and B=0 1.(1.3) In sys ems (1.1) and (1.2), q∈L∞(0, π) is a gi en unc ion, y0is he ini ial da um and u∈L2(0, T) and ∈L2(QT) a e he con ol unc ions. Le us ema k ha o e e y u∈L2(0, T) ( esp., ∈L2(QT)) and y0∈H−1(0, π;R2) ( esp., y0∈L2(0, π;R2)), sys em (1.1) ( esp., sys em (1.2)) possesses a unique solu ion de ined by ans- posi ion ( esp., a unique weak solu ion) which sa is ies y∈L2(QT;R2)∩C0([0, T]; H−1(0, π;R2)) ( esp., y∈L2(0, T;H1 0(0, π;R2)) ∩C0([0, T]; L2(0, π;R2))) and depends con inuously on he da a uand y0, i.e., he e exis s a cons an C=C(T)>0 such ha kykL2(QT;R2)+kykC0([0,T ];H−1(0,π;R2)) ≤Cky0kH−1(0,π;R2)+kukL2(0,T ) ( esp., kykL2(0,T ;H1 0(0,π;R2)) +kykC0([0,T ];L2(0,π;R2)) ≤Cky0kL2(0,π;R2)+k kL2(QT)). Le us ecall ha he unc ion y∗∈L2(QT;R2)∩C0([0, T]; H−1(0, π;R2)) ( esp., he unc ion y∗∈L2(0, T;H1 0(0, π;R2)) ∩C0([0, T]; L2(0, π;R2))) is a ajec o y o sys em (1.1) ( esp., o sys em (1.2)) i y∗is he solu ion o (1.1) ( esp., o (1.2)) co esponding o he da a u∗∈L2(0, T) and y∗ 0∈H−1(0, π;R2) ( esp., ∗∈L2(QT) and y∗ 0∈L2(0, π;R2)). Wi h he p e ious no a ions, we de ine: De ini ion 1.1. 1. I will be said ha sys em (1.1) ( esp., sys em (1.2)) is app oxima ely con- ollable in H−1(0, π;R2) ( esp., in L2(0, π;R2)) a ime Ti o e e y y0, yd∈H−1(0, π;R2) ( esp., y0, yd∈L2(0, π;R2)) and o e e y ε > 0, he e exis s a con ol u∈L2(0, T) ( esp., ∈L2(QT)) such ha he solu ion y o (1.1) ( esp., o (1.2)) sa is ies ky(·, T)−ydkH−1(0,π;R2)≤ε( esp., ky(·, T )−ydkL2(0,π;R2)≤ε). 2 2. I will be said ha sys em (1.1) ( esp., sys em (1.2)) is null con ollable a ime Ti o e e y y0∈H−1(0, π;R2) ( esp., y0∈L2(0, π;R2)), he e exis s a con ol u∈L2(0, T) ( esp., ∈L2(QT)) such ha he solu ion y o (1.1) ( esp., o (1.2)) sa is ies y(·, T) = 0 in H−1(0, π;R2) ( esp., in L2(0, π;R2)). 3. Finally, i will be said ha sys em (1.1) ( esp., sys em (1.2)) is exac ly con ollable o ajec- o ies a ime T > 0 i o e e y y0∈H−1(0, π;R2) and e e y ajec o y y∗o sys em (1.1) ( esp., o e e y y0∈L2(0, π;R2) and e e y ajec o y y∗o sys em (1.2)), he e exis s a con ol u∈L2(0, T) ( esp., ∈L2(QT)) such ha he solu ion y o (1.1) ( esp., o (1.2)) sa is ies y(·, T) = y∗(·, T ) in H−1(0, π;R2) ( esp., in L2(0, π;R2)). In his wo k we a e in e es ed in s udying he con ollabili y p ope ies o sys ems (1.1) and (1.2). Le us obse e ha we a e exe ing only one con ol o ce on he sys ems (a bounda y o dis ibu ed con ol) bu we wan o con ol he co esponding s a e ywhich has wo componen s. In ac , he i s equa ion in (1.1) and (1.2) is indi ec ly con olled by means o he e m q(x)y2. O cou se, his coupling e m mus be di e en om ze o, i.e., q6≡ 0.On he o he hand, using he linea i y o sys ems (1.1) and (1.2), i is easy o see ha he null con ollabili y p ope y a ime To he p e ious sys ems is equi alen o he exac con ollabili y o ajec o ies a ime T o hese sys ems. Sys ems (1.1) and (1.2) a e pa icula classes o mo e gene al n×npa abolic con ol sys ems o he o m:      y −D∆y+A(x, )y=B 1ωin QT:= Ω ×(0, T), y=Cu1Γ0,on ΣT:= ∂Ω×(0, T), y(·,0) = y0in Ω, (1.4) whe e ωand Γ0a e, espec i ely, open subse s o he smoo h bounded domain Ω ⊂RNand o i s bounda y ∂Ω, D= diag (d1,· · · , dn)∈L(Rn), wi h n≥1, is a posi i e ma ix, B, C ∈L(Rm,Rn), wi h m≤n, a e gi en ma ices, and A= (aij )1≤i,j≤2∈L∞(QT;L(Rn)) is a ma ix- alued unc ion. When m<n, he issue o his sys em is o con ol he whole componen s o he sys em wi h a con ol unc ion ac ing, locally in space o on a pa o he bounda y, only on some o hem. We e e o [5] o a e iew o esul s o he con ollabili y p oblem o sys em (1.4). The i s esul s on con ollabili y o he scala case, n= 1, conce ns he one-dimensional case N= 1. They ha e been es ablished by H.O. Fa o ini and D.L. Russell (see [19,20]) h ough he momen me hod. The con ollabili y o he N-dimensional case, s ill o he scala equa ion (n= 1), has been es ablished la e by G. Lebeau and L. Robbiano in [31] and by A. Fu siko and O. Yu. Imanu ilo in [22] using Ca leman es ima es. I is in e es ing o poin ou ha he bounda y and dis ibu ed null con ollabili y o scala pa abolic p oblems is alid o any posi i e ime T, o any Γ0⊂∂Ω and o any ω⊂Ω. Le us also unde line he e e ence [18], whe e he au ho p o es he exis ence o a minimal con ol ime o he one-dimensional hea equa ion wi h con ols on he o m (x)u( ), wi h ∈H−1(0, π), a gi en ixed unc ion, and u∈L2(0, T). The i s esul s on con ollabili y o coupled pa abolic equa ions (n > 1) ha e been es ablished in [35,13,3,25]. They conce n mainly sys em (1.4) wi h n= 2, C= 0 (dis ibu ed con ol) and B=0 1. In all he p e ious wo ks he au ho s use Ca leman inequali ies o he co esponding adjoin sys em o (1.4). The main assump ion on he ma ix- alued unc ion Ais ha he e exis an open subse ω0⊂ωand a posi i e cons an σsuch ha a12 ≥σ > 0 o a12 ≤ −σ < 0 in ω0×(0, T).(1.5) 3 I is in e es ing o poin ou ha in [25], unde he weake assump ion |a12| ≥ σ > 0 in ω0×(0, T ),(1.6) he au ho s p o e a null con ollabili y esul a ime T > 0 o some gene aliza ions o sys em (1.4). The p e ious con ollabili y esul s ha e been ex ended in [26] o n≥2 when sys em (1.4) has a pa icula s uc u e: cascade sys ems. To his end, he au ho s assume a gene aliza ion o assump ion (1.5) on he coupling ma ix A(·,·) and, again, use Ca leman inequali ies o he adjoin p oblem o p o ing he null con ollabili y esul . In [4], a necessa y and su icien condi ion o he app oxima e and null con ollabili y a ime T > 0 is es ablished when Ais a cons an ma ix. This condi ion does no depend on Tand gene alizes he algeb aic Kalman condi ion (see [28]), well-known o he con ollabili y o ini e dimensional sys ems. In he case n= 2, his necessa y and su icien condi ion educes o a12 6= 0. Le us now desc ibe he exis ing esul s on bounda y con ollabili y o sys em (1.4) (B= 0). The e a e ew esul s on his amewo k and mos o hem conce n he one-dimensional case (N= 1), D=Id and Aa cons an ma ix. When D=Id and Ais a cons an ma ix, a necessa y and su icien condi ion is exhibi ed in [21] and [6]. This condi ion is di e en om he one ha cha ac e izes he dis ibu ed null con ollabili y o sys em (1.4) in he cons an case (see [4]). As a consequence and unlike he scala case, we deduce ha he dis ibu ed and bounda y null con ollabili y p ope ies o non-scala pa abolic sys ems a e in gene al no equi alen . The bounda y null con ollabili y p oblem o sys em (1.4) in he cons an case is mo e in ica e i D6=Id. When n= 2, he bounda y null con ollabili y p ope y holds i Tis g ea e han a minimal ime T0∈[0,∞] which depends on he coe icien s o he cons an ma ices Dand A (see [10]). Fo ins ance, i he di usion ma ix D, he coupling ma ix Aand he con ol ec o Ca e gi en by D= diag (1, d2), d 6= 0,1, A =0 1 0 0 , C =0 1,(1.7) hen sys em (1.4) is app oxima ely con ollable a ime T > 0 i and only i dis an i a ional numbe and he minimal ime T0o null con ollabili y depends on he diophan ine app oxima ion o d. Le us also unde line ha his phenomenon (minimal ime o con ollabili y o pa abolic equa ions) has been obse ed o he i s ime in he scala case in [18], bu conce ning poin wise con ols. We would like o commen ha , o sys em (1.4) wi h he p e ious da a (1.7), i is possible o selec posi i e numbe s d > 0 o which sys em (1.4) is app oxima ely con ollable a any posi i e ime Tand ne e null con ollable (see [10]). Unlike he scala case, om he esul s in [10] we in e ha he app oxima e and null bounda y con ollabili y p ope ies o non-scala pa abolic sys ems a e, in gene al, no equi alen . In [21], [6] and [10], he au ho s use he momen me hod (see [19,20]) o p o e he posi i e null con ollabili y esul a ime T. They ca y ou a s udy on bounds o bio hogonal amilies o exponen ials associa ed o complex sequences. In ac , he p e ious minimal ime T0is ela ed o he index o condensa ion o he sequence o eigen alues o he ope a o associa ed o he sys em (see [10]). Finally, in [12] he au ho s ex end he one-dimensional bounda y null con ollabili y esul s om [21] and [6] o he N-dimensional case when he domain Ω is a cylind ical domain. Unlike he dis ibu ed con ollabili y p oblem o sys em (1.4), Ca leman es ima es o he co esponding adjoin sys em seem no o be sui able when dealing wi h he bounda y null con- ollabili y p oblem o sys em (1.4). Le us come back o sys ems (1.1) and (1.2). Fi s , obse e ha om he null con ollabili y esul s a ed in [25], i he unc ion qsa is ies (1.6), wi h σ > 0 and ω0⊂ωan open in e al, hen sys em (1.2) is null con ollable a any posi i e ime T. The e o e, a na u al ques ion a ises: wha happens i Supp q∩ω=∅? The i s and pa ial answe conce ns he app oxima e con ollabili y o his sys em. Mo e p ecisely, in [29], he app oxima e con ollabili y o sys em (1.2) a e e y ime T > 0 is p o ed when q= 1Owi h Oa nonemp y open subse o Ω. La e , o he pa ial 4 answe s a e gi en o he null con ollabili y o sys ems (1.1) and (1.2) unde sign condi ions on he unc ion q(see [2], [34], [1] and [17]): q6≡ 0 and q≥0 o q≤0 in (0, π).(1.8) These esul s ha e been ob ained as a consequence o he co esponding hype bolic esul s by using he ansmu a ion s a egy (see [32]). O cou se in he N-dimensional case (N≥2), hey assume he Geome ic Con ol Condi ion (CGC) de ined in [11] on bo h se s ωand Supp q. Clea ly hese assump ions a e no necessa y in he pa abolic se ing. The i s sa is ying answe wi hou sign condi ions on qconce ns he null con ollabili y o sys ems (1.1) and (1.2) when qsa is ies he condi ion Zπ 0 q(x)dx 6= 0.(1.9) Unde his condi ion, in [7] he au ho s gi e a necessa y and su icien condi ion o he app oxima e and null con ollabili y a ime T > 0 o sys em (1.1). As a consequence, hey also ob ain he null con ollabili y p ope y a any posi i e ime T o (1.2) unde he same condi ions. The i s gene al esul o he dis ibu ed con ollabili y o sys em (1.2) conce ns he app oxi- ma e con ollabili y and is p o ed in [14]. Fo gene al open se s ω, he au ho s p o ide a necessa y and su icien condi ion o he app oxima e con ollabili y o sys em (1.2) in e ms o Supp qand he connec ed componen s o Ω ω. Some esul s p esen ed he e ha e been announced in [9]. In ac , in [9] he con ollabili y o sys em (1.1) and he con ollabili y o sys em (1.2) when he unc ion qand he con ol in e al ω= (a, b) sa is y he geome ical condi ion Supp q⊂[0, a] o Supp q⊂[b, π] (1.10) a e analyzed. Unde he p e ious condi ion (1.10), a minimal ime o bounda y and dis ibu ed null con ollabili y, T0(q)∈[0,+∞], a ises in such a way ha hese sys ems a e null con ollable a ime T i T∈(T0(q),∞) and a e no when T∈(0, T0(q)). In his pape , we a e going o p o ide a comple e answe o he con ollabili y p oblem o sys em (1.1) and sys em (1.2) wi hou imposing condi ion (1.10) and when he con ol domain is an in e al, ω= (a, b). Mo e p ecisely, we will analyze he con ollabili y p ope ies o sys em (1.1), o a gene al unc ion q∈L∞(0, π), and o sys em (1.2), when qsa is ies Supp q∩ω=∅,(1.11) i.e., when Supp q⊂[0, a]∪[b, π]. In he sequel, we se ϕk he no malized eigen ec o s o he Di ichle laplacian in (0, π), i.e., ϕk(x) = 2 πsin(kx),∀x∈(0, π), k ≥1. On he o he hand, he co esponding eigen alues a e gi en by k2,k≥1. Fo any k≥1, we associa e wi h he unc ion q∈L∞(0, π) sa is ying (1.11) he sequences {Ik(q)}k≥1and {Ii,k(q)}k≥1,i= 1,2, gi en by        I1,k(q) := Za 0 q(x)|ϕk(x)|2dx, I2,k(q) := Zπ b q(x)|ϕk(x)|2dx, Ik(q) := I1,k(q) + I2,k(q) = Zπ 0 q(x)|ϕk(x)|2dx. (1.12) Le us p esen ou bounda y con ol esul s, ha is, ou main esul ela ed o sys em (1.1). Theo em 1.1. Le us conside A0and Bgi en by (1.3)and q∈L∞(0, π), a gi en unc ion. Then, one has: 5 1. Sys em (1.1)is app oxima ely con ollable a ime T > 0i and only i Ik(q)6= 0 ∀k≥1.(1.13) 2. Assume ha condi ion (1.13)holds and de ine e T0(q) := lim sup −log |Ik(q)| k2∈[0,∞].(1.14) Then, i T > e T0(q)sys em (1.1)is null con ollable a ime T. On he o he hand, i T < e T0(q)sys em (1.1)is no null con ollable a ime T. This esul has been announced in [9]. Rema k 1.2. The app oxima e con ollabili y esul s a ed in Theo em 1.1 does no depend on he inal ime T: app oxima e con ollabili y o sys em (1.1) a a ime T0>0 is equi alen o he app oxima e con ollabili y o sys em (1.1) a any ime T > 0. On he o he hand, condi ion (1.13) cha ac e izes he app oxima e con ollabili y p ope y o sys em (1.1). Thus, (1.13) is a necessa y condi ion o he null con ollabili y a ime T > 0 o his sys em. Rema k 1.3. No e ha he sequences {Ii,k(q)}k≥1,i= 1,2, and {Ik(q)}k≥1a e con e gen and om a simple compu a ion one has: lim Ik(q) = 1 πZπ 0 q(x)dx, lim I1,k(q) = 1 πZa 0 q(x)dx, lim I2,k(q) = 1 πZπ b q(x)dx. F om his, i eadily ollows ha he sequence {Ik(q)−1}k∈Λis bounded and e T0(q) = 0 whene e condi ion (1.9) holds ( o he exp ession o he se Λ, see (1.16)). Obse e ha , unde condi- ion (1.8) on he unc ion q, (1.13) holds and e T0(q) = 0. In pa icula , Theo em 1.1 gene alizes he one-dimensional pa abolic bounda y con ollabili y esul s ob ained in [1] and [34]. Rema k 1.4. We will see in Sec ion 7 ha he e a e unc ions q∈L∞(0, π) such ha e T0(q)>0 (in ac , e T0(q) may ake any alue in [0,∞]). In pa icula , Theo em 1.1 implies ha , e en in a pa abolic se ing, a posi i e ime o con ol may appea and ha , unlike he scala case, bounda y app oxima e and null con ollabili y a e no equi alen p ope ies in he non-scala case (see also [10] o a simila esul ). On he o he hand, Theo em 1.1 also in e s nega i e bounda y con ollabili y esul s o hype bolic e sions o sys em (1.1). Indeed, i q∈L∞(0, π) is such ha e T0(q)>0, he ansmu a ion s a egy (see [32]) implies ha he co esponding hype bolic e sion o (1.1) is no con ollable in he na u al space associa ed o he sys em (see Theo em 3.6 in [1]) a any ime T > 0. Fo he dis ibu ed con ol p oblem (sys em (1.2)), le us i s ecall a ecen esul on app ox- ima e con ollabili y: Theo em 1.2 ([14]).Le us conside A0and Bgi en by (1.3)and q∈L∞(0, π), a unc ion sa is ying (1.11). Then, sys em (1.2)is app oxima ely con ollable a ime T > 0i and only i |Ik(q)|+|I1,k(q)| 6= 0 ∀k≥1.(1.15) Fo he sake o comple eness his esul will be p o ed in Sec ion 4. Rema k 1.5. As in he bounda y case, he app oxima e con ollabili y esul o sys em (1.2) does no depend on he inal ime T: sys em (1.2) is app oxima ely con ollable a a ime T0>0 i and only i i is app oxima ely con ollable a any ime T > 0. 6 To s a e ou null con ollabili y esul o sys em (1.2) when q∈L∞(0, π) sa is ies (1.11), we need some de ini ions and no a ions. Fi s , le us de ine he se s      Λ := {k≥1 : Ik(q)6= 0}= Λ1∪Λ2, Λ1:= {k∈Λ : I1,k(q)6= 0},Λ2:= {k∈Λ : I1,k(q) = 0}and Λ3:= {k≥1 : Ik(q) = 0}, (1.16) whe e Ik(q) and I1,k(q) a e gi en in (1.12). Obse e ha Λ1, Λ2and Λ3a e disjoin se s and, o cou se, Λ1∪Λ2∪Λ3= Λ ∪Λ3=N∗. On he o he hand, le us assume ha he unc ion q∈L∞(0, π) is such ha condi ion (1.15) holds. Thus, we can in oduce he quan i ies −log |I1,k(q)|and −log |Ik(q)|whe e we will use he no a ion −log |x|=∞when x= 0. Wi h his no a ion and unde assump ion (1.15), we deduce min{− log |I1,k(q)|,−log |Ik(q)|} ∈ R,∀k≥1. One has: Theo em 1.3. Le us conside A0∈L(R2)and B∈R2, gi en by (1.3), and q∈L∞(0, π), a unc ion sa is ying (1.11). Le us also assume condi ion (1.15), and de ine T0(q) := lim sup min{− log |I1,k(q)|,−log |Ik(q)|} k2.(1.17) Then, gi en T > 0, one has: 1. Assume ha T > T0(q). Then, sys em (1.2)is null con ollable a ime T. 2. I T < T0(q), hen sys em (1.2)is no null con ollable a ime T. As in he bounda y case, condi ion (1.15) cha ac e izes he dis ibu ed app oxima e con ol- labili y o sys em (1.2). This implies ha (1.15) is a necessa y condi ion o he dis ibu ed null con ollabili y a ime T > 0 o (1.2). We end he p esen a ion o ou main esul s wi h some ema ks. Rema k 1.6. Unde condi ion (1.15), he minimal ime T0(q) is well-de ined and, aking in o accoun Rema k 1.3, sa is ies T0(q)∈[0,∞]. We will check in Sec ion 7 ha , gi en he con ol in e al ω= (a, b), he e a e unc ions q∈L∞(0, π), which ul ill condi ion (1.11), o which T0(q)>0 and e en T0(q) = ∞. Fo such unc ions, sys em (1.2) is app oxima ely con ollable a all posi i e ime Tbu i is no null con ollable a ime Ti T∈(0, T0(q)). Again and unlike he scala case, he dis ibu ed app oxima e p ope y is no equi alen , in gene al, o he dis ibu ed null con ollabili y p ope y in he non-scala case. Also, ollowing he easoning in Rema k 1.4, om Theo em 1.3, we deduce ha when q∈L∞(0, π) sa is ies (1.11) and T0(q)>0, he hype bolic e sion o sys em (1.2) is no con ollable in he na u al space associa ed o he sys em (see Theo em 3.5 in [1] and De ini ion 1.1 in [17] o he de ini ion o his space) a any ime T > 0. Rema k 1.7. Le us ix a unc ion q∈L∞(0, π) and a con ol in e al ω ha sa is ies (1.11). Taking in o accoun ha condi ion (1.13) implies (1.15) and he inequali y T0(q)≤e T0(q), he bounda y con ollabili y a ime T > 0 o sys em (1.1) implies he dis ibu ed con ollabili y a ime T > 0 o sys em (1.2) p o ided he con ol in e al ωsa is ies (1.11). Bu , i is in e es ing o no e ha he e exis unc ions q∈L∞(0, π) and con ol in e als ω ul illing condi ion (1.11) o which T0(q)<e T0(q) (see Example 7.3). This p o ides ano he di e ence wi h he scala case: bounda y and dis ibu ed con ollabili y a e no equi alen in he non-scala pa abolic se ing. Howe e , i ω= (a, b) and q∈L∞(0, π) a e such ha (1.10) holds, hen T0(q) = e T0(q) and sys em (1.1) is null con ollable a ime T > 0 i and only i sys em (1.2) is also null con ollable a ime T. 7 Rema k 1.8. The minimal ime T0(q) (see (1.17)) depends on he unc ion qbu also on he posi ion o he con ol in e al ω(sa is ying (1.11)). This ac p o ides a new phenomenon in he amewo k o he dis ibu ed con ollabili y o non-scala pa abolic p oblems: he dependence o he con ollabili y esul on he posi ion o he con ol se . Indeed, we will also see in Sec ion 7(see Example 7.3) ha , gi en τ0∈(0,∞] (which could be τ0=∞), he e exis a unc ion q∈L∞(0, π) and con ol in e als ω1, ω2⊂(0, π), sa is ying (1.11), such ha (1.15) holds, o ω1and ω2, and T(1) 0(q) = 0 and T(2) 0(q) = τ0>0. In he p e ious equali ies, T(i) 0(q) is he minimal ime associa ed o he unc ion qand o he in e al ωi(see (1.17)). In conclusion, sys em (1.2) is null con ollable a e e y posi i e ime T, i he con ol is exe ed on ω1, bu i is no null con ollable a ime Ti T∈(0, τ0) and he con ol is exe ed on ω2. This is ano he big di e ence wi h he scala pa abolic case. This dependence o he zone o con ol was highligh ed in [14], in he case o he app oxima e con ollabili y o sys em (1.2). Rema k 1.9. Unde assump ion (1.8) on he unc ion q, condi ions (1.13) and (1.15) hold o e e y in e al ω⊂(0, π) sa is ying (1.11). This means ha sys ems (1.1) and (1.2) a e app oxima ely con ollable a any posi i e ime T. In ac , aking in o accoun Rema k 1.3, we ge ha e T0(q) = T0(q) = 0 and sys ems (1.1) and (1.2) a e also null con ollable a any posi i e ime T. Thus, ou esul s eco e he one-dimensional pa abolic e sion o he esul s in [29], [34], [1] and [17], wi h less es ic i e assump ions on q. The es o he pape is o ganized as ollows: In Sec ion 2we se and analyze some p elimina y esul s ela ed o he spec um and he (gene alized) eigenspaces o he ope a o associa ed wi h sys ems (1.1) and (1.2). Sec ion 3is de o ed o s udying he bounda y con ollabili y p oblem o sys em (1.1), namely o he p oo o Theo em 1.1. Fo cla i y, his sec ion has been di ided in o wo subsec ions; in he i s one i can be ound he p oo s conce ning he app oxima e con ollabili y o sys em (1.1). In Subsec ion 3.2, he null-con ollabili y p ope y o his sys em is p o ed. The dis ibu ed app oxima e con ollabili y p oblem is conside ed in Sec ion 4. Theo em 1.3 is p o ed in Sec ions 5( he posi i e null-con ollabili y pa ) and 6(nega i e null-con ollabili y pa ). The las sec ion con ains some complemen a y esul s and some examples ha illus a e he di e en si ua ions. 2 Some p elimina y esul s In his sec ion we will gi e some p ope ies which will be used below. Le us conside he ec o ial ope a o L:= −d2 dx2Id +q(x)A0:D(L)⊂L2(0, π;R2)−→ L2(0, π;R2) (2.1) wi h domain D(L) = H2(0, π;R2)∩H1 0(0, π;R2) and also i s adjoin L∗. We will always deno e by h·,·i he s anda d scala p oduc o ei he L2(0, π;R) o L2(0, π;R2), by h·,·iX0,X he duali y pai ing be ween he Hile space Xand i s dual X0. We a e in e es ed in s udying he spec um o he ope a o s Land L∗. To his end, gi en a unc ion q∈L∞(0, π), we conside he quan i y Ik(q) gi en by (1.12), k≥1. Wi h his no a ion, one has: P oposi ion 2.1. Le A0be gi en by (1.3)and conside he ope a o Lgi en by (2.1)and i s adjoin L∗. Then, 1. The spec a o Land L∗a e gi en by σ(L) = σ(L∗) = {k2:k≥1}. 2. Gi en k≥1, i Φ1,k =ϕk 0,Φ2,k =ψk ϕk, 8 ( esp., i Φ∗ 1,k := ϕk ψk,Φ∗ 2,k := 0 ϕk), whe e ψkis he unique solu ion o he non-homogeneous S u m-Liou ille p oblem:          −ψxx −k2ψ= [Ik(q)−q(x)] ϕkin (0, π), ψ(0) = 0, ψ(π)=0, Zπ 0 ψ(x)ϕk(x)dx = 0, (2.2) hen, (L−k2Id)Φ1,k = 0 and (L−k2Id)Φ2,k =Ik(q)Φ1,k (2.3) ( esp., L∗−k2IdΦ∗ 1,k =Ik(q)Φ∗ 2,k and L∗−k2IdΦ∗ 2,k = 0).(2.4) In pa icula , i k∈Λ hen k2is a simple eigen alue and Φ1,k and Φ2,k ( esp., Φ∗ 2,k and Φ∗ 1,k) a e, espec i ely, an eigen unc ion and a gene alized eigen unc ion o he ope a o L ( esp., L∗) associa ed o k2, while i k∈Λ3 hen Φ1,k and Φ2,k a e bo h eigen unc ions o L ( esp., L∗) associa ed o k2. P oo . Fi s , Lcan be w i en L=−∆q 0−∆ whe e ∆ = d2 dx2:L2(0, π)−→ L2(0, π) wi h domain D(∆) = H2(0, π)∩H1 0(0, π) is, as is well- known, boundedly in e ible wi h compac in e se. We can check ha : L−1=(−∆)−1−(−∆)−1◦q◦(−∆)−1 0 (−∆)−1 which eadily implies ha L−1is a compac ope a o on L2(0, π;R2).Thus, he spec um o L educes o i s poin spec um. We ha e now o sol e he eigen alue p oblem:      −y00 1+qy2=λy1in (0, π), −y00 2=λy2in (0, π), y1(0) = y2(0) = 0, y1(π) = y2(π) = 0. I y2≡0, hen, λ=k2is an eigen alue o Land aking y1=ϕkwe ob ain Φ1,k as associa ed eigen unc ion o L. I we now assume ha y26≡ 0, hen, again λ=k2and y2=ϕkis a (no malized) solu ion o he second o.d.e. Obse e ha he i s equa ion admi s a solu ion i and only i k∈Λ3, i.e., Ik(q) = 0. In his case, Φ2,k is a second associa ed eigen unc ion o L. In conclusion, i k∈Λ3, hen k2is a double eigen alue o L. F om he abo e conside a ions, i is clea ha i Ik(q)6= 0, hen he eigen alue k2o Lis simple and Φ1,k is an associa ed eigen unc ion. Obse e ha , aking Φ2,k = (y1, y2), he equa ion (L−k2Id)Φ2,k =cΦ1,k w i es:      −y00 1−k2y1=cϕk−qy2in (0, π), −y00 2−k2y2= 0 in (0, π), y1(0) = y2(0) = 0, y1(π) = y2(π) = 0. Thus, again, choosing y2=ϕkand inse ing his exp ession in he i s equa ion, we ge o y1: (−y00 1−k2y1= [c−q]ϕk, y1(0) = y2(0) = 0 9 3.2.1 Posi i e bounda y con ollabili y esul Le us assume ha T > e T0(q)∈[0,∞) (see (1.14)). Ou objec i e is o p o e ha sys em (1.1) is exac ly con ollable o ze o a ime T. To his end, o y0∈H−1(0, π;R2), we will e o mula e he null con ollabili y p oblem as a momen p oblem. Using P oposi ions 3.1 and 3.2, we deduce ha he con ol u∈L2(0, T) d i es he solu ion o (1.1) o ze o a ime Ti and only i u∈L2(0, T) sa is ies ZT 0 u( )B∗θx(0, )d =−hy0, θ(·,0)iH−1,H1 0,∀θ0∈H1 0(0, π;R2), whe e θ∈C0([0, T]; H1 0(0, π;R2)) is he solu ion o he adjoin p oblem (3.1) associa ed wi h θ0. Since B∗is a basis o H1 0(0, π;R2) (see Co olla y 2.5), he null con ollabili y p ope y a ime T o sys em (1.1) is equi alen o ind u∈L2(0, T ) such ha ZT 0 u( )B∗θi,k x(0, )d =−hy0, θi,k(·,0)iH−1,H1 0,∀k≥1,∀i= 1,2,(3.5) whe e θi,k is he solu ion o sys em (3.1) associa ed wi h θ0= Φ∗ i,k ( o he exp ession o he unc ion Φ∗ i,k, see P oposi ion 2.1). Le us ake u( ) = (T− ), ∈(0, T). De eloping he equali y (3.5), one has: 1. I we ake θ0= Φ∗ 2,k, he solu ion o he adjoin p oblem is θ2,k(·, ) = e−k2(T− )Φ∗ 2,k and (3.5) becomes, ZT 0 e−k2 ( )d =−1 k π 2e−k2Thy0,Φ∗ 2,kiH−1,H1 0:= e−k2T M(k) 1(y0),∀k≥1. I is easy o see ha  M(k) 1(y0)≤Cky0kH−1(0,π;R2),∀k≥1,(3.6) o a posi i e cons an Cindependen o kand y0. 2. Le us now ake θ0= Φ∗ 1,k. In his case he solu ion o he adjoin sys em (3.1) is θ1,k(·, ) = e−k2(T− )Φ∗ 1,k −(T− )Ik(q)e−k2(T− )Φ∗ 2,k and, hen, he equali y (3.5) ans o ms in o (u( ) = (T− ), ∈(0, T))          ψ0 k(0) ZT 0 e−k2 ( )d −Ik(q)ϕ0 k(0) ZT 0 e−k2 ( )d =−e−k2Thhy0,Φ∗ 1,kiH−1,H1 0−TIk(q)hy0,Φ∗ 2,kiH−1,H1 0i. Thus, he con ol u= (T− ·) mus also sa is y ZT 0 e−k2 ( )d =e−k2T Ik(q) M(k) 2(y0),∀k≥1, whe e M(k) 2(y0) := 1 k π 2nψ0 k(0) M(k) 1(y0) + hhy0,Φ∗ 1,kiH−1,H1 0−TIk(q)hy0,Φ∗ 2,kiH−1,H1 0io. Using he p ope ies o he unc ion ψks a ed in P oposi ion 2.2 (see (2.6)), one has  M(k) 2(y0)≤Cky0kH−1(0,π;R2),∀k≥1.(3.7) o a new posi i e cons an Cindependen o kand y0. 16 Summa izing, we ha e p o ed ha u∈L2(0, T) is such ha he solu ion yo sys em (1.1) sa is ies y(·, T) = 0 in (0, π) i and only i =u(T− ·)∈L2(0, T) sa is ies          ZT 0 e−k2 ( )d =e−k2T M(k) 1(y0), ZT 0 e−k2 ( )d =e−k2T Ik(q) M(k) 2(y0),∀k≥1, (3.8) wi h M(k) 1(y0) and M(k) 2(y0) sa is ying (3.6) and (3.7). F om he esul s in [21] (see also [6]), we can conclude ha he sequence ne1,k := e−k2 , e2,k := e−k2 ok≥1 admi s a bio hogonal amily {q1,k, q2,k}k≥1in L2(0, T ), i.e., a amily {q1,k, q2,k}k≥1in L2(0, T) sa is ying ZT 0 e ,kqs,j( )d =δkj δ s,∀k, j ≥1,1≤ , s ≤2,(3.9) which mo eo e sa is ies ha o e e y ε > 0 he e exis s a cons an Cε,T >0 such ha kqi,kkL2(0,T )≤Cε,T eεk2,∀k≥1, i = 1,2.(3.10) Using he o mulas in (3.8) and he p ope y (3.9), we in e ha an explici o mal solu ion o he momen p oblem (3.5) is gi en by u(T− ) = ( ) = X k≥1 e−k2T M(k) 1(y0)q1,k( ) + 1 Ik(q) M(k) 2(y0)q2,k( ). Le us see ha his se ies de ines an elemen o L2(0, T) when T > e T0(q), i.e., he p e ious se ies con e ges in L2(0, T) i T > e T0(q). Indeed, om he de ini ion o he minimal ime e T0(q) (see (1.14)) and o any ixed ε > 0, we can in e ha he e exis s a posi i e cons an Cεsuch ha 1 |Ik(q)|≤Cεek2(e T0(q)+ε),∀k≥1. On he o he hand, we can use he bound (3.10) and ge a new posi i e cons an Cε,T o which          e−k2T M(k) 1(y0)q1,k +1 Ik(q) M(k) 2(y0)q2,kL2(0,T ) ≤Cε,T e−k2Teεk2 |Ik(q)| ≤Cε,T e−k2(T− e T0(q)−2ε). This las inequali y p o es he absolu e con e gence o he se ies which de ines he con ol usince εmay be chosen a bi a ily small. This p o es he null con ollabili y o sys em (1.1) a ime T when T > e T0(q). 3.2.2 Nega i e bounda y con ollabili y esul In o de o inish he p oo o Theo em 1.1, le us p o e ha i 0 < T < e T0(q), hen sys em (1.1) is no null con ollable a ime T. Recall ha condi ion (1.13) holds. We a gue by con adic ion. Assume ha sys em (1.1) is null con ollable a ime T < e T0(q). By means o P oposi ion 3.3, his las ac is equi alen o he exis ence o a posi i e cons an Csuch ha he obse abili y inequali y (3.3) holds o e e y solu ion θo he adjoin p oblem (3.1). Le us wo k wi h he pa icula solu ions associa ed wi h ini ial da a θ0=akΦ∗ 1,k +bkΦ∗ 2,k, wi h ak, bk∈R, o be 17 de e mined, and Φ∗ 1,k and Φ∗ 2,k gi en in P oposi ion 2.1. Wi h his choice, he solu ion θko (3.1) is gi en by θk(·, ) = ake−k2(T− )Φ∗ 1,k −(T− )Ik(q) Φ∗ 2,k+bke−k2(T− )Φ∗ 2,k,∀k≥1. Thus, he obse abili y inequali y (3.3) becomes A1,k ≤CA2,k,∀k≥1, wi h A1,k := e−2k2Tnk2|ak|2+h|ak|2kψ0 kk2 L2(0,π)+k2(bk−TIk(q)ak)2io≥e−2k2Tk2|ak|2,∀k≥1, and A2,k := ZT 0 e−2k2 |akψ0 k(0) + (bk− Ik(q)ak)ϕ0 k(0)|2d , ∀k≥1. Taking ak= 1 and bk=−ψ0 k(0)/ϕ0 k(0) = −1 kpπ 2ψ0 k(0), he inequali y obse abili y ans o ms in o e−2k2Tk2≤A1,k ≤CA2,k =C2 π|Ik(q)|2k2ZT 0 2e−2k2 d , ∀k≥1, ha is o say, o a new cons an C > 0 no depending on k, one has, 1≤Ce2k2T|Ik(q)|2,∀k≥1.(3.11) F om he de ini ion o e T0(q), we ob ain he exis ence o an inc easing unbounded subsequence {kn}n≥1such ha e T0(q) = lim n→∞ −log |Ikn(q)| k2 n ∈(0,∞]. Assume ha 0 <e T0(q)<∞( he case e T0(q) = ∞is much simple and he de ails a e le o he eade ). In his case, o e e y ε > 0, he e exi s a posi i e in ege nεsuch ha e T0(q)−ε≤−log |Ikn(q)| k2 n ,∀n≥nε. This las inequali y oge he wi h (3.11) p o ide he new inequali y 1≤Ce−2k2 n(e T0(q)−T−ε),∀n≥nε. The p e ious inequali y gi es a con adic ion i we ake 0 <ε<e T0(q)−T/2. This ends he p oo . 4 Dis ibu ed app oxima e con ollabili y In his sec ion we will add ess he p oblem o he app oxima e con ollabili y a ime T > 0 o sys em (1.2), i.e, we will p o e Theo em 1.2. As said abo e, Theo em 1.2 is a di ec consequence o he esul s on app oxima e con ollabili y s a ed in [14]. Fo he sake o comple eness we will p o ide a di ec p oo o he esul . As in Sec ion 3, we will i s es ablish he ela ion be ween sys em (1.2) and (3.1). On he o he hand, we will also gi e a gene al cha ac e iza ion o he con ollabili y p ope ies o sys em (1.2). One has: 18 P oposi ion 4.1. Le us conside A0and Bgi en by (1.3)and q∈L∞(0, π), a gi en unc ion. Then, o any y0∈L2(0, π;R2), ∈L2(QT)and θ0∈L2(0, π;R2), one has ZZQT (x, )1ωB∗θ(x, )dx d =hy(·, T), θ0i−hy0, θ(·,0)i, whe e y, θ ∈L2(0, T;H1 0(0, π;R2))∩C0([0, T]; L2(0, π;R2)) a e, esp., he solu ions o (1.2)and (3.1) associa ed o (y0, )and θ0. Fo a p oo o he p e ious esul see o ins ance [15], [36] o [21]. P oposi ion 4.2. Unde assump ions o P oposi ion 4.1, one has: 1. Sys em (1.2)is app oxima ely con ollable a ime T > 0i and only i he ollowing unique con inua ion p ope y holds: “Le θ0∈L2(0, π;R2)be gi en and le θbe he co esponding solu ion o he adjoin p ob- lem (3.1). Then, i B∗θ= 0 in ω×(0, T), one has θ0≡0in (0, π).” 2. Sys em (1.2)is null con ollable a ime T > 0i and only i he e exis s a posi i e cons an Csuch ha he obse abili y inequali y kθ(·,0)k2 L2(0,π;R2)≤CZZω×(0,T ) |B∗θ(x, )|2dx d (4.1) holds o e e y θ0∈L2(0, π;R2). In (4.1),θis he adjoin s a e associa ed o θ0, i.e., he solu ion o (3.1)associa ed o θ0. Again, his esul is e y well known. Fo a p oo see, o ins ance, [37], [15] o [36]. We can al eady p o e Theo em 1.2. The a gumen s will be simila o hose used in Sec ion 3. We ecall ha q∈L∞(0, π) is a unc ion sa is ying (1.11), whe e ω= (a, b). Necessa y condi ion: Again, we a gue by con adic ion. Le us suppose ha condi ion (1.15) does no hold, i.e., ha he e exis s k0≥1 such ha Ik0(q) = I1,k0(q) = 0. We will see ha he dis ibu ed unique con inua ion p ope y o he adjoin sys em (3.1) ails o be ue. Fi s , om P oposi ion 2.6, he unc ion ψk0is gi en by: ψk0(x) = τk0ϕk0(x),∀x∈ω, (4.2) (since Ik0(q) = I1,k0(q) = 0) whe e τk0is gi en in P oposi ion 2.6. On he o he hand, le us ake θ0=aΦ∗ 1,k0+bΦ∗ 2,k0∈L2(0, π;R2), wi h a, b ∈R o be de e mined. Again, he unc ions Φ∗ 1,k0and Φ∗ 2,k0a e eigen unc ions o he ope a o L∗(see P oposi ion 2.1). Thus, he solu ion o he adjoin p oblem (3.1) is gi en by (3.4), so ha : B∗θ(x, ) = e−k2 0(T− )(aψk0(x) + bϕk0(x)) = e−k2 0(T− )(aτk0+b)ϕk0(x),∀(x, )∈ω×(0, T), hanks o (4.2). Jus aking a= 1 and b=−τk0we ob ain B∗θ≡0 in ω×(0, T) and θ6≡ 0. This con adic s he dis ibu ed unique con inua ion p ope y o sys em (3.1). So, sys em (1.2) is no app oxima ely con ollable a ime T > 0. This p o es he necessa y pa o Theo em 1.2. Su icien condi ion: Le us assume ha condi ion (1.15) holds. The objec i e is o show ha sys em (1.2) is app oxima ely con ollable a ime T, when q∈L∞(0, π) sa is ies (1.11). This amoun s o p o e he dis ibu ed unique con inua ion p ope y o sys em (3.1) s a ed in P oposi ion 4.2. Le us ix θ0∈L2(0, π;R2) and assume ha he co esponding solu ion θo (3.1) sa is ies B∗θ≡0 in ω×(0, T). Since B∗is a basis o L2(0, π;R2) ( o he exp ession o B∗, see (2.7)), we can w i e θ0=X k≥1akΦ∗ 1,k +bkΦ∗ 2,k, 19 whe e he coe icien s a e gi en by ak=hθ0,Φ1,kiand bk=hθ0,Φ2,ki o any k≥1. As i has been al eady obse ed, we ha e: θ(·, ) = X k≥1 e−k2(T− )akΦ∗ 1,k −(T− )Ik(q) Φ∗ 2,k+bkΦ∗ 2,kin QT. In ac , ollowing he ideas in Lemma 2.3, i is no di icul o p o e he con e gence o his se ies in C0([0, T]; L2(0, π;R2)). Thus,        B∗θ(·, )|ω=X k≥1 e−k2(T− )akB∗Φ∗ 1,k|ω+bkB∗Φ∗ 2,k|ω−X k≥1 (T− )e−k2(T− )akIk(q)B∗Φ∗ 2,k|ω =X k≥1 e−k2(T− )[akψk|ω+bkϕk|ω]−X k≥1 (T− )e−k2(T− )akIk(q)ϕk|ω o any ∈(0, T). Using again ha he amily {e−k2 , e−k2 }k≥1⊂L2(0, T) is minimal in L2(0, T) and he assump ion B∗θ≡0 in ω×(0, T) we ge akψk|ω+bkϕk|ω≡0 and akIk(q)ϕk|ω≡0∀k≥1 I is clea ha om he p e ious iden i ies ha ak=bk= 0 o all k∈Λ. On he o he hand, aking in o accoun he exp ession o he ψkin ω(see P oposi ion 2.6), he las equali y becomes (akτk+bk)ϕk(x)− π 2 I1,k(q) kakcos(kx)=0 ∀x∈ω, ∀k∈Λ3. Using he independence o ϕkand he unc ion cos(k·) in ω, we conclude ha ak=bk= 0 o e e y k∈Λ3. This p o es ha θ0≡0. The e o e, we ha e p o ed he dis ibu ed con inua ion p ope y o he solu ions o he adjoin p oblem (3.1) and he app oxima e con ollabili y o sys em (1.2) a any posi i e ime T. 5 P oo o Theo em 1.3: The posi i e null con ollabili y esul This sec ion will be de o ed o p o ing he null con ollabili y o sys em (1.2) a ime T > 0, when his ime sa is ies T > T0(q) (T0(q), gi en by (1.17), is assumed o be ini e in his sec ion). In o de o make he p oo clea e , we will di ide i in o se e al s eps. 5.1 The momen p oblem We s a he p oo o he i s poin o Theo em 1.3 by e o mula ing he null con ollabili y p ope y o sys em (1.2) as a momen p oblem. To his end, le us conside T > T0(q) (T0(q) is gi en by (1.17)). The aim is o p o e ha o any y0∈L2(0, π;R2) he e exis s a con ol ∈L2(QT) such ha he co esponding solu ion yo sys em (1.2) sa is ies y(·, T) = 0 in (0, π). Le us ix an ini ial da um y0∈L2(0, π;R2). Thanks o P oposi ion 3.1 and 4.1, i is easy o see ha he solu ion y∈C0([0, T]; L2(0, π;R2)) o sys em (1.2) associa ed wi h y0and a con ol ∈L2(QT) sa is ies y(·, T) = 0 in (0, π) i and only i he con ol ∈L2(QT) sa is ies ZZQT (x, )1ωB∗θ(x, )dx d =− hy0, θ(·,0)i,∀θ0∈L2(0, π;R2), whe e θis he solu ion o he adjoin p oblem (3.1) co esponding o θ0. Using ha B∗is a basis o L2(0, π;R2) (see Lemma 2.3) his las p ope y is equi alen o ∈L2(QT) and sa is ies ZZQT (x, )1ωB∗θi,k(x, )dx d =− hy0, θi,k(·,0)i,∀k≥1,∀i= 1,2,(5.1) 20 whe e θi,k deno es he solu ion o sys em (3.1) associa ed wi h θ0= Φ∗ i,k. By means o he p e ious p oblem we ha e e o mula ed he null con ollabili y p ope y o sys em (1.2) as a momen p oblem. In o de o sol e he momen p oblem (5.1), he i s main idea is o sea ch con ols unde he pa icula o m (x, ) = 1(x) 1(T− ) + 2(x) 2(T− ),(x, )∈QT,(5.2) whe e 1, 2∈L2(0, T) a e new con ols, only depending on , and 1, 2∈L2(0, π) a e app op ia e unc ions sa is ying he condi ion Supp 1,Supp 2⊆ω= (a, b). This choice will be made clea e a li le u he in he ex . Fo k≥1 and θ0= Φ∗ 2,k, he solu ion o (3.1) is gi en by θ2,k(·, ) = e−k2(T− )Φ∗ 2,k. Thus, a e a change o a iables, he momen p oblem (5.1) wi h con ols gi en by (5.2) eads as ollows: 1,k ZT 0 1( )e−k2 d + 2,k ZT 0 2( )e−k2 d =−e−k2Ty0,Φ∗ 2,k, whe e 1,k, 2,k a e, espec i ely, he Fou ie coe icien s wi h espec o ϕkco esponding o 1, 2: i,k := Zπ 0 i(x)ϕk(x)dx, i = 1,2,∀k≥1.(5.3) Fo θ0= Φ∗ 1,k, he co esponding solu ion o (3.1) is gi en by θ(·, ) = e−k2(T− )Φ∗ 1,k −(T− )Ik(q) Φ∗ 2,k. F om he exp ession o unc ions Φ∗ i,k (see he s a emen o P oposi ion 2.1), o k≥1 and i= 1, he equali y (5.1) wi h con ols gi en by (5.2) changes in o              e 1,k ZT 0 1( )e−k2 d +e 2,k ZT 0 2( )e−k2 d −Ik(q) 1,k ZT 0 1( ) e−k2 d −Ik(q) 2,k ZT 0 2( ) e−k2 d =−e−k2Ty0,Φ∗ 1,k−TIk(q)y0,Φ∗ 2,k, whe e, o k≥1, e 1,k,e 2,k a e gi en by e i,k := Zπ 0 i(x)ψk(x)dx, i = 1,2.(5.4) Le us poin ou ha , hanks o he p ope ies o he unc ion ψk(see (2.6)), one has e i,k≤C k, i = 1,2,i k≥1,(5.5) o some posi i e cons an C. Summa izing, we ha e ans o med he null-con ollabili y p oblem a ime T > 0 o sys- em (1.2) in o he ollowing momen p oblem: Find ∈L2(QT) unde he o m (5.2) such ha 1, 2∈L2(0, T) sa is y                        1,k ZT 0 1( )e−k2 d + 2,k ZT 0 2( )e−k2 d =−e−k2Ty0,Φ∗ 2,k e 1,k ZT 0 1( )e−k2 d +e 2,k ZT 0 2( )e−k2 d −Ik(q) 1,k ZT 0 1( ) e−k2 d −Ik(q) 2,k ZT 0 2( ) e−k2 d =−e−k2Ty0,Φ∗ 1,k−TIk(q)y0,Φ∗ 2,k, k≥1,(5.6) 21 wi h he no a ions in (5.3) and (5.4). Ou objec i e is o sol e he p e ious momen p oblem unde he assump ion (1.15) and when T > T0(q) (see (1.17)). To his end, we will cons uc app op ia e unc ions 1, 2∈L2(0, π) sa is ying Supp 1,Supp 2⊆ω= (a, b). Le us ema k ha , i we ix k≥1, (5.6) is a linea sys em o wo equa ions and ou unknown quan i ies: ZT 0 1( )e−k2 d , ZT 0 2( )e−k2 d , ZT 0 1( ) e−k2 d and ZT 0 2( ) e−k2 d . The momen p oblem (5.6) can be w i en as AkVk+e Ake Vk=Fk∀k≥1,(5.7) whi h o k≥1 : Ak= 1,k 2,k e 1,k e 2,k !,e Ak= 0 0 −Ik(q) 1,k −Ik(q) 2,k !(5.8) Vk:=     ZT 0 1( )e−k2 d ZT 0 2( )e−k2 d     ,e Vk:=     ZT 0 1( ) e−k2 d ZT 0 2( ) e−k2k2 d     ,(5.9) and Fk= −e−k2TDy0,Φ∗ 2,kE −e−k2TDy0,Φ∗ 1,kE−TIk(q)Dy0,Φ∗ 2,kE .(5.10) Remind ha i,k is he Fou ie coe icien o iwi h espec o ϕkand e i,k is gi en by (5.4). 5.2 Cons uc ion o he unc ions 1and 2 In his subsec ion we will cons uc app op ia e unc ions 1, 2∈L2(0, T) sa is ying Supp 1,Supp 2⊆ω, which will allow us o sol e he momen p oblem (5.7) . One has: Lemma 5.1. The e exis unc ions 1, 2∈L2(0, π)sa is ying Supp 1,Supp 2⊆ωand such ha      min {| 1,k|,| 2,k|} ≥ C k3,∀k≥1, |Bk|:=  1,k b 2,k − 2,k b 1,k≥C k5,∀k≥1. (5.11) In (5.11)Cis a posi i e cons an only depending on 1and 2, i,k (i= 1,2) is he Fou ie coe icien o he unc ion iwi h espec o ϕkand b i,k is gi en by b i,k =Zπ 0 i(x) cos(kx)dx, k ≥1, i = 1,2.(5.12) P oo . Le us conside he unc ions 1:= 1(a1,b1)and 2:= 1(a2,b2)wi h a1, b1, a2, b2∈ωand ai< bi,i= 1,2. Then,          i,k =Zπ 0 i(x)ϕk(x)dx =2 k 2 πsin kai+bi 2sin kbi−ai 2, b i,k =Zπ 0 i(x) cos(kx)dx =2 kcos kai+bi 2sin kbi−ai 2. 22 Di ec compu a ions show ha |Bk|=4 k2 2 πsin kb1−a1 2sin kb2−a2 2sin ka1+b1−a2−b2 2. Le us now ake b1=a1+ 2`,a2=a1+`and b2=a1+ 3`, wi h a1∈(a, (3a+b)/4) and `∈(0,(b−a)/4) such ha a1/π is a a ional numbe and `/π is an i a ional algeb aic numbe o o de 2. In his case, we ha e ha (a1+`)/π and (a1+ 2`)/π a e also i a ional algeb aic numbe s o o de 2. Thus, a1, b1, a2, b2∈ωand ai< bi,i= 1,2. On he o he hand, le us admi he ollowing p ope y which will be p o ed below: i ξ/π ∈(0,∞) is an i a ional algeb aic numbe o o de 2, hen in k≥1(k|sin(kξ)|)≥C, (5.13) o a posi i e cons an Conly depending on ξ. Coming back o he exp essions o 1,k, 2,k and |Bk|and aking in o accoun he p e ious p ope y, one ob ains                  | 1,k|=2 k 2 π|sin (k(a1+`))| |sin (k`)| ≥ C1 k3, | 2,k|=2 k 2 π|sin (k(a1+ 2`))| |sin (k`)| ≥ C2 k3, |Bk|=4 k2 2 π|sin (k`)|3≥C3 k5,∀k≥1, wi h C1,C2and C3posi i e cons an s only depending on a1and `. This p o es (5.11). Le us inalize he p oo showing inequali y (5.13). This inequali y is a consequence o Liou- ille’s heo em on diophan ine app oxima ion: Lemma 5.2 ([30]).Le νbe an i a ional algeb aic numbe o deg ee n≥2, i.e., νis an i a ional numbe which is he oo o a polynomial o deg ee nwi h in ege coe icien s. Then, he e exis s a posi i e numbe C, depending on ν, such ha ν−p q>C qn,∀p, q ∈N∗, q > 0. Le us conside ξ > 0 such ha ξ/π is an i a ional algeb aic numbe o deg ee 2 and le us see inequali y (5.13). Fi s , o any k≥1 he e exis s hk∈N∗such ha kξ π−hk≤1 2,∀k≥1. Indeed, we can ake hk=bkξ/πci kξ/π − bkξ/πc ≤ 1/2 o hk=bkξ/πc+ 1 o he wise (b·c is he loo unc ion, i.e., o x∈R,bxcgi es he la ges in ege less han o equal o x). I we now apply Lemma 5.2 wi h ν=ξ/π,n= 2, q=kand p=hkwe ge Cπ k≤ |kξ −hkπ| ≤ π 2,∀k≥1, and k|sin (kξ)|=k|sin (kξ −hkπ)|=ksin |kξ −hkπ| ≥ ksin Cπ k≥2C, ∀k≥1. In he las inequali y we ha e used sin x x≥2 π,∀x∈(0, π/2]. This p o es inequali y (5.13). 23 As a consequence o he p e ious esul , we also ha e: Co olla y 5.3. Le us conside he unc ions 1and 2p o ided by Lemma 5.1 and he associa ed ma ix Akgi en in (5.8). Then, he e exis s posi i e cons an s C1and C2(only depending on 1 and 2) such ha |de Ak| ≥ C1 |I1,k(q)| k6−C2 |Ik(q)| k,∀k≥1.(5.14) P oo . Le k≥1. We ha e (see (5.8)) de Ak= 1ke 2,k − 2,k e 1,k, whe e 1kand 2ka e he Fou ie coe icien s o 1and 2and whe e e 1,k and e 2,k a e gi en by (5.4). Using P oposi ion 2.6 and aking in o accoun ha Supp i⊂ω, one ge s e i,k =τk i,k +Zπ 0 i(x)gk(x)dx. So de Ak= 1,k Zπ 0 2(x)gk(x)dx − 2,k Zπ 0 1(x)gk(x)dx. Using again P oposi ion 2.6,gkcan be w i en as gk(x) = −Ik(q) kZx 0 sin(k(x−ξ))ϕk(ξ)dξ − π 2 I1,k(q) kcos(kx),∀x∈ω, ∀k≥1. We deduce hen ha de Ak=− π 2 I1,k(q) k 1,k b 2,k − 2,k b 1,k−Ik(q) k( 1,kG2,k − 2,kG1,k), k ≥1, whe e b i,k is gi en in (5.12) and Gi,k =Zπ 0Zx 0 i(x) sin(k(x−ξ))ϕk(ξ)dξ dx, o i= 1,2 and k≥1. Finally, om (5.11) and using ha he sequence {Gi,k}k≥1(i= 1,2) is bounded, we deduce (5.14) o k≥1. This ends he p oo . 5.3 Sol ing he momen p oblem We will de o e his subsec ion o sol ing he momen p oblem (5.7) when T > T0(q) (T0(q), gi en by (1.17), is assumed o be ini e in his sec ion). To his end, we will wo k wi h he unc ions 1 and 2p o ided by Lemma 5.1 and Co olla y 5.3. Theo em 5.4. Le y0∈L2(0, π;R2)be gi en and le us conside he momen p oblem (5.7). Then, we can ind a solu ion o his p oblem unde he o m          ZT 0 i( )e−k2 d =e−k2TM(k) 1,i (y0), ZT 0 i( ) e−k2 d =e−k2TM(k) 2,i (y0), (5.15) whe e he quan i ies M(k) i,j (y0)∈R, wi h k≥1and 1≤i, j ≤2, sa is y he ollowing p ope y: o any ε > 0 he e exis s a posi i e cons an Cε(only depending on ε) such ha M(k) i,j (y0)≤Cεek2(T0(q)+2ε)ky0kL2(0,π;R2),∀k≥1,1≤i, j ≤2.(5.16) 24 In he sequel, le us ix ε > 0. F om he de ini ion o he minimal ime T0(q), we can in e he exis ence o a posi i e in ege kε o which min {− log |I1,k(q)|,−log |Ik(q)|} k2< T0(q) + ε, ∀k > kε.(5.17) In o de o ind a solu ion o he momen p oblem (5.7) unde he o m (5.15), we a e going o dis inguish i kbelongs o he se Λ1, he se Λ2o he se Λ3(see (1.16)). 5.3.1 The case k∈Λ1 Le us s a sol ing he momen p oblem (5.7) when k∈Λ1( o he de ini ion o Λ1, see (1.16)). 1. Le us i s conside k∈Λ1wi h k≤kε. Thanks o Lemma 5.1 (see (5.11)) we can deduce ha 1,k 2,k 6= 0 o any k≥1. In his case, we sol e he momen p oblem (5.7) as ollows. Take ZT 0 2( )e−k2 d =ZT 0 2( ) e−k2 d = 0,∀k∈Λ1, k ≤kε. Wi h his choice, sys em (5.7) is equi alen o          1,k ZT 0 1( )e−k2 d =F(1) k, e 1,k ZT 0 1( )e−k2 d −Ik(q) 1,k ZT 0 1( ) e−k2 d =F(2) k, (5.18) wi h k∈Λ1,k≤kεand whe e F(i) k,i= 1,2, a e he componen s o Fk(see (5.10)). Obse e ha in he se Λ1one has Ik(q)6= 0. The e o e, he p e ious p oblem can be sol ed as in he bounda y case (see Sec ion 3.2) ob aining a solu ion unde he o m (5.15), o any k∈Λ1wi h k≤kε. In pa icula , M(k) 1,2(y0) = M(k) 2,2(y0) = 0. Using he p ope ies o e i,k (see (5.5)) and aking in o accoun ha k∈Λ1and k≤kε, we deduce he exis ence o a posi i e cons an Cεsuch ha M(k) i,j (y0)≤Cεky0kL2(0,π;R2),∀k∈Λ1, k ≤kε,1≤i, j ≤2.(5.19) As a consequence, we ge inequali y (5.16) o any k∈Λ1, wi h k≤kε. 2. Le us now deal wi h he case k∈Λ1and k > kε. As be o e, ou objec i e is o sol e he momen p oblem (5.7). To his end, o k > kε, le us spli he se Λ1in o wo subse s        Λ? 1,ε := k∈Λ1:k > kεand −1 k2log |Ik(q)| ≤ T0(q) + 3 2ε, Λ1,ε := k∈Λ1:k > kεand −1 k2log |Ik(q)|> T0(q) + 3 2ε. I k∈Λ? 1,ε, hen we eason as in he p e ious case. We ake ZT 0 2( )e−k2 d =ZT 0 2( ) e−k2 d = 0,∀k∈Λ? 1,ε, and he momen p oblem (5.7) is equi alen o (5.18), wi h k∈Λ? 1,ε. Again, we can compu e he solu ion o his sys em, which is gi en by (5.15) (k∈Λ? 1,ε), whe e M(k) 1,2(y0) = M(k) 2,2(y0) = 0 and          M(k) 1,1(y0) = −1 1,k y0,Φ∗ 2,k, M(k) 2,1(y0) = −1 1,kIk(q) y0,Φ∗ 1,k−TIk(q)y0,Φ∗ 2,k+e 1,k 1,k y0,Φ∗ 2,k!. 25 Le us also in oduce he unc ion q: q(x) := (1 i x∈[a1, a1+`π], −1 i x∈[a2+`π, a2+`π]. Wi h his unc ion q, he objec i e is o analyze he dependence o he minimal ime o null con ollabili y o sys em (1.2) on he posi ion o he con ol open se ω= (a, b)⊂(0, π). To his end, we will conside h ee di e en si ua ions: 1. Supp q∩ω6=∅: In his case, sys em (1.2) is a pa icula case o sys em (1.4) (C≡0) whe e he coe icien a12 =qsa is ies condi ion (1.5) wi h σ= 1 and ω0could be a connec ed componen o he in e io o he se Supp q∩ω6=∅. F om e y well-known esul s (see o ins ance [35], [25] o [26]), we deduce ha sys em (1.2) is null con ollable a ime T o any T > 0, ha is o say, he minimal ime o dis ibu ed null con ollabili y is ze o: T0(q) = 0. 2. a1+`≤a<b≤a2: In his case, condi ion (1.11) holds and i is easy o show (see (1.12)) I1,k(q) = 1 π`−1 ksin (k`π) cos (k(2a1+`π)), I2,k(q) = −1 π`−1 ksin (k`) cos k2a1+3 2`π, Ik(q) = I1,k(q) + I2,k(q) = −2 kπ sin (k`π) sin (k(a1+a2+`π)) sin (k(a2−a1)) =−2 kπ sin (k`π) sin (kα1π) sin (kα2π). Thanks o he assump ion on α1,α2and `, we deduce ha Ik(q)6= 0 o any k≥1 and q ul ills condi ion (1.15). Since ` > 0, we also ob ain he exis ence o k0≥1 such ha |I1,k(q)|>|Ik(q)| o all k≥k0. The e o e (see (1.17)), T0(q) = lim sup −log |I1,k(q)| k2= 0. In conclusion, unde he p e ious geome ical si ua ion, one ob ains ha sys em (1.2) is app oxima ely and null con ollable a any posi i e ime T. Obse e ha he null con olla- bili y p ope y o sys em (1.2) is independen o he diophan ine app oxima ion p ope ies o he i a ional numbe `. 3. 0 ≤a < b ≤a1o a2+`≤a<b≤π: In his case, condi ion (1.11) also holds. Le us analyze he case 0 ≤a<b≤a1. An analogous esul can be ob ained in he case a2+`≤ a < b ≤π. Wi h he p e ious choice, I1,k(q) = 0, Ik(q) = −2 kπ sin (k`π) sin (kα1π) sin (kα2π), and T0(q) = lim sup −log |Ik(q)| k2=e T0(q). Again, we will use he p ope ies o i a ional algeb aic numbe s p o ed be o e. To be p ecise, as a consequence o inequali y (5.13) applied o α1πand α2π, we deduce he exis ence o wo posi i e cons an s C1and C2such ha −log 2 kπ −log |sin (k`π)|≤−log |Ik(q)|≤−log 2C1C2 k3π−log |sin (k`π)|,∀k≥1. As a consequence, T0(q) = lim sup −log |sin (k`π)| k2, 32 and he minimal ime o null con ollabili y o sys em (1.2) depends on he diophan ine app oxima ion p ope ies o he i a ional numbe `. Thanks o Lemma 7.1, gi en τ0∈ [0,∞], he e is `∈(0,1/5) sa is ying (7.1), ha is o say, he e is `∈(0,1/5) such ha T0(q) = τ0. In con as wi h he geome ical si ua ion in i em 2, in he cu en case, he null con ollabili y p ope y o sys em (1.2) s ongly depends on he diophan ine app oxima ion p ope y o he i a ional numbe `. Summa izing, wi h his example we ha e shown ha , gi en a unc ion q∈L∞(0, π), he null con ollabili y p ope y o sys em (1.2) is di e en when he unc ion qand he con ol in e al ωsa is y Supp q∩ω6=∅o Supp q∩ω=∅. Bu e en in his las case, i.e., in he case in which condi ion (1.11) holds, he dis ibu ed null con ollabili y esul depends on he ela i e posi ion o he se Supp qand he con ol in e al ω. 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Fo any σ∈(0,∞),x0∈[0,∞)and ε > 0, he e exis s an i a ional numbe ν > 0and a sequence o a ional numbe s {pk/qk}k≥1such ha pkand qka e co-p ime posi i e in ege s, he sequences {pk}k≥1and {qk}k≥1a e s ic ly inc easing and |ν−x0| ≤ εand lim eq2+σ kν−pk qk= 0.(A.3) The p e ious esul has been p o ed in [10] (see Lemma 6.22, Co olla y 6.25 and Appendix A). Le us ix x0≥0 and ε > 0. In o de o p o e Lemma 7.1 we will use some ideas om [10]. We will di ide he p oo o Lemma 7.1 in o h ee di e en cases: 35 Case τ0= 0. Gi en x0≥0 and ε > 0, le us ake ν∈[x0−ε, x0+ε] a posi i e i a ional algeb aic numbe o o de 2. F om (5.13) applied o ξ=νπ, we deduce he exis ence o a posi i e cons an Csuch ha |sin (kνπ)| ≥ C k,∀k≥1. Thus, lim sup −log |sin (kνππ)| k2≤lim sup −log (C/k) k2= 0. Taking in o accoun ha he p e ious limi supe io is always nonnega i e, we deduce (7.1). This p o es he esul o τ0= 0. Case τ0∈(0,∞). Gi en x0≥0, ε > 0 and τ0, we can apply he i s i em in Lemma A.1 and conclude he exis ence o an i a ional numbe ν∈[x0−ε, x0+ε] sa is ying (A.1) and (A.2) o he sequences o posi i e in ege s {pk}k≥1and {qk}k≥1. Wi h his choice we deduce ha νsa is ies lim pk/qk=ν,   lim 1 qk eτ0q2 k|νqk−pk|= 1 and 0<|νqk−pk|≤|νq −p|,∀p, q ∈N∗, q < qk+1. (A.4) Le us see ha he p e ious numbe νsa is ies (7.1). F om he i s equali y in (A.4) we deduce lim |νqk−pk|= 0 and e T0(q) = lim sup −log |sin (νkπ)| k2≥lim sup −log |sin (νqkπ)| q2 k = lim sup −log |sin [π(νqk−pk)]| q2 k = lim −log [π|νqk−pk|] q2 k = lim −log πqke−τ0q2 k q2 k =τ0. Then e T0(q)≥τ0. Obse e ha he p e ious easoning also implies he exis ence o he ollowing limi : lim −log |sin [π(νqk−pk)]| q2 k =τ0. Le us now p o e he inequali y e T0(q)≤τ0. To his end, le us ix ε > 0. F om he p e ious p ope y, he e exis s k0(ε)≥1 such ha −log |sin [π(νqk−pk)]| q2 k ≤τ0+ε, ∀k≥k0(ε).(A.5) As in he p oo o Lemma 5.2, o e e y n≥1 he e is hn∈N∗ o which |νn −hn| ≤ 1 2,∀n≥1. Le us ake n0(ε) = qk0(ε)≥1. Thus, using ha he sequence {qk}k≥1is s ic ly inc easing, i n≥n0(ε), we in e he exis ence o k≥k0(ε) such ha qk≤n<qk+1. These las p ope ies oge he wi h he second o mula in (A.4) allow us o w i e 0<|νqk−pk| ≤ |νn −hn| ≤ 1 2, and (|sin (νnπ)|=|sin (νnπ −hnπ)|= sin |νnπ −hnπ| ≥sin |νqkπ−pkπ|=|sin (νqkπ−pkπ)|,∀n≥n0(ε) : qk≤n<qk+1. Since qk≤n<qk+1, he p e ious inequali y and (A.5) gi e −log |sin (νnπ)| n2≤−log |sin [π(νqk−pk)]| q2 k ≤τ0+ε, ∀n≥n0(ε) : qk≤n<qk+1, 36 and lim sup −log |sin (νnπ)| n2≤τ0+ε∀ε > 0. In conclusion, we ha e ob ained (7.1). This p o es Lemma A.1 when τ0∈(0,∞). Case τ0=∞. Fo τ0=∞,x0≥0 and ε > 0, we apply he second i em in Lemma A.1 wi h, o ins ance, σ= 1/2. We deduce he exis ence o a posi i e i a ional numbe νwhich ul ills p ope y (A.2). Repea ing he a gumen s o he p e ious poin we deduce lim |νqk−pk|= 0 and (σ= 1/2) e T0(q) = lim sup −log |sin (νkπ)| k2≥lim sup −log |sin (νqkπ)| q2 k = lim sup −log |sin [π(νqk−pk)]| q2 k = lim −log [π|νqk−pk|] q2 k = lim −log πqke−q2+σ k q2 k =∞. This shows ha e T0(q) = ∞and inishes he hi d case and he p oo o Lemma 7.1. 37