Polynomial decay and control of a 1-d model for fluid-structure interaction. (Q1408209)

We consider a linearized and simplified 1-d model for fluid-structure interaction. The domain where the system evolves consists in two bounded intervals in which the wave and heat equations evolve respectively, with transmission conditions at the point of interface. First, we develop a careful spectral asymptotic analysis on high frequencies. Next, according to this spectral analysis we obtain sharp polynomial decay rates for the whole energy of smooth solutions. Finally, we prove the null-controllability of the system when the control acts on the boundary of the interval where the heat equation holds. The proof is based on a new Ingham-type inequality, which follows from the spectral analysis we develop and the null controllability result in E. Zuazua [Menaldi, José Luis (ed.) et al., Optimal control and partial differential equations. In honour of Professor Alain Bensoussan's 60th birthday. Proceedings of the conference, Paris, France, December 4, 2000. Amsterdam: IOS Press; Tokyo: Ohmsha. 198--207 (2001; Zbl 1054.35009)] where the control acts on the wave component.