Semi-global \(C^1\) solution and exact boundary controllability for quasilinear hyperbolic systems (Q2746841)

The system under investigation is NEWLINE\[NEWLINE {\partial u \over \partial t} + A(u){\partial u \over \partial x} = F(u), \qquad u(0, x) = \phi(x) NEWLINE\]NEWLINE in \(0 \leq x \leq 1.\) The control is exerted at the left and right boundaries through two control functions \(H_0(t)\) and \(H_1(t)\) appearing in boundary conditions involving the eigenvectors of the matrix \(A(u).\) Under suitable algebraic and smoothness assumptions on the system, the authors show that solutions exist globally and that the system is exactly controllable. There are sketches of proofs. The results generalize work of \textit{M. Cirinà} [Mich. Math. J. 17, 193-209 (1970; Zbl 0201.42702)].