Null controllability of a nonlinear dissipative system and application to the detection of the incomplete parameter for a nonlinear population dynamics model (Q1751449)

Summary: We first prove a null controllability result for a nonlinear system derived from a nonlinear population dynamics model. In order to tackle the controllability problem we use an adapted Carleman inequality. Next we consider the nonlinear population dynamics model with a source term called the pollution term. In order to obtain information on the pollution term we use the method of sentinel.