Null Controllability for Stochastic Parabolic Equations with convection terms (2306.13202v2)

Abstract: This paper addresses null controllability for both forward and backward linear stochastic parabolic equations by introducing convection terms on the drift parts with bounded coefficients. Moreover, the forward stochastic parabolic equation includes a convection term on the diffusion part. The null controllability results rely on novel Carleman estimates for both backward and forward stochastic parabolic equations, encompassing a divergence source term interpreted in the weak sense. These Carleman estimates are established through the application of the duality technique. In doing so, we resolve some previously unanswered questions (see Remarks 2.1-2.2 in [S. Tang, and X. Zhang, SIAM J. Control Optim., 48 (2009), p.p 2191-2216]). Additionally, we present a more accurate estimation of the null-control costs.