Analysis and PDE Seminar——Backstepping and null controllability of a KdV equation

Abstract: At first we talk about the backstepping method which is introduced for stabilization issues. 

This method allows us to change (in some sense) the spectral of the linear operator and to get rapid

stabilization of the KdV equation.  Then we prove a Lebeau-Robbiano type bound which together with the backstepping lead to the controllability result.