Boundary control of generalized Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers-Huxley equation: Well-Posedness, Stabilization and Numerical Studies

Abstract

A boundary control problem for the following generalized Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers-Huxley equation: $$u_t=\nu u_{xx}-\mu u_{xxx}-\alpha u^{\delta}u_x+\beta u(1-u^{\delta})(u^{\delta}-\gamma), \ x\in[0,1], \ t>0,$$ where $\nu,\mu,\alpha,\beta>0,$ $\delta\in[1,\infty)$, $\gamma\in(0,1)$ subject to Neumann boundary conditions is considered in this work. We first establish the well-posedness of the Neumann boundary value problem by an application of monotonicity arguments, the Hartman-Stampacchia theorem, the Minty-Browder theorem, and the Crandall-Liggett theorem. The additional difficulties caused by the third order linear term is successfully handled by proving a proper version of the Minty-Browder theorem. By using suitable feedback boundary controls, we demonstrate $\mathrm{L}^2$- and $\mathrm{H}^1$-stability properties of the closed-loop system for sufficiently large $\nu>0$. The analytical conclusions from this work are supported and validated by numerical investigations.