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We study the null controllability of the parabolic equation associated with the Grushin-type operator $A=\partial_x^2+|x|^{2\gamma}\partial_y^2\,, (\gamma>0),$ in the rectangle $\Omega=(-1,1)\times(0,1)$, under an additive control supported…
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