Controllability for parabolic equations with uniformly bounded nonlinear terms (Q1824588)

We consider a control system for a parabolic equation in a Banach space with uniformly bounded nonlinear term F, \[ dz(t)/dt+Az(t)=F(t,z(t))+Bf(t),\quad t>0. \] Here, Bf(t) corresponds to a finite-dimensional control. We prove the equivalence of approximate controllability for the above nonlinear system and that for the linear system \[ dz(t)/dt+Az(t)=Bf(t),\quad t>0. \] Our method is based on results on approximate controllability for linear parabolic systems and estimates of solutions. A practical example is also given for a diffusion and reaction model.