A multiwave range test for obstacle reconstructions with unknown physical properties

We develop a new multiwave version of the range test for shape reconstruction in inverse scattering theory. The range test [R. Potthast, et al., A ‘range test’ for determining scatterers with unknown physical properties, Inverse Problems 19(3) (2003) 533–547] has originally been proposed to obtain knowledge about an unknown scatterer when the far field pattern for only one plane wave is given. Here, we extend the method to the case of multiple waves and show that the full shape of the unknown scatterer can be reconstructed. We further will clarify the relation between the range test methods, the potential method [A. Kirsch, R. Kress, On an integral equation of the first kind in inverse acoustic scattering, in: Inverse Problems (Oberwolfach, 1986), Internationale Schriftenreihe zur Numerischen Mathematik, vol. 77, Birkhäuser, Basel, 1986, pp. 93–102] and the singular sources method [R. Potthast, Point sources and multipoles in inverse scattering theory, Habilitation Thesis, Göttingen, 1999]. In particular, we propose a new version of the Kirsch–Kress method using the range test and a new approach to the singular sources method based on the range test and potential method. Numerical examples of reconstructions for all four methods are provided.     

基于遗传算法重建多个散射体的组合Newton法

本文研究由单个入射声波或电磁波及其远场数据反演多个柔性散射体边界的逆散射问题.通过建立边界到边界总场的非线性算子及其n6chet导数,本文首先给出了基于单层位势的组合Newton法.将组合Newton法转化为泛响优化问题,从而获得了该方法重建单个散射体的收敛性分析.然后,基于遗传算法和正则化参数选取的模型函数方法,给出...     

Inverse scattering for planar cracks via nonlinear integral equations

We present a Newton‐type method for reconstructing planar sound‐soft or perfectly conducting cracks from far‐field measurements for one time‐harmonic scattering with plane wave incidence. Our approach arises from a method suggested by Kress and Rundell (Inv. Probl. 2005; 21 (4):1207–1223) for an inverse boundary value problem for the Laplace equation. It was extended to inverse scattering problems for sound‐soft obstacles (Mathematical Methods in Scattering Theory and Biomedical Engineering. World Scientific: Singapore, 2006; 39–50) and for sound‐hard cracks (Inv. Probl. 2006; 22 (6)). In both cases it was shown that the method gives accurate reconstructions with reasonable stability against noisy data. The approach is based on a pair of nonlinear and ill‐posed integral equations for the unknown boundary. The integral equations are solved by linearization, i.e. by regularized Newton iterations. Numerical reconstructions illustrate the feasibility of the method. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The linear sampling method for the inverse electromagnetic scattering problem for screens

We consider the inverse electromagnetic scattering problem of determining the shape of a screen from a knowledge of the electric far field pattern of the scattered wave at fixed frequency. We adapt the linear sampling method invented by Colton and Kirsch (Inverse Problems 12 (1996) 383-393) for the case of obstacles with nonempty interior. (© 2005 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

On the far-field operator in elastic obstacle scattering

We investigate the far-field operator for the scattering oftime-harmonic elastic plane waves by either a rigid body, acavity, or an absorbing obstacle. Extending results of Colton& Kress for acoustic obstacle scattering, for the spectrumof the far-field operator we show that there exist an infinitenumber of eigenvalues and determine disks in the complex planewhere these eigenvalues lie. In addition, as counterpart ofan identity in acoustic scattering due to Kress & Päivärinta,we will establish a factorization for the difference of thefar-field operators for two different scatterers. Finally, extendinga sampling method for the approximate solution of the acousticinverse obstacle scattering problem suggested by Kirsch to elasticity,this factorization is used for a characterization of a rigidscatterer in terms of the eigenvalues and eigenelements of thefar-field operator.     

The numerical solution of an inverse periodic transmission problem

We consider the inverse problem of recovering a 2D periodic structure from scattered waves measured above and below the structure. We discuss convergence and implementation of an optimization method for solving the inverse TE transmission problem, following an approach first developed by Kirsch and Kress for acoustic obstacle scattering. The convergence analysis includes the case of Lipschitz grating profiles and relies on variational methods and solvability properties of periodic boundary integral equations. Numerical results for exact and noisy data demonstrate the practicability of the inversion algorithm. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

刚性目标形状反演的一种非线性最优化方法

发展了从声散射场的远场分布的信息来再现声刚性目标形状反问题的一种非线性最优化方法,它是通过独立地求解一个不适定的线性系统和一个适定的非线性最小化问题来实现的。对反问题的非线性和不适定性的这种分离式数值处理,使所建立方法的数值实现是非常容易和快速的,因为在确定声刚性障碍物形状的非线性最优化步中,只需求解一个只有一个未知函数的小规模的最小平方问题。该方法的另一个特别的性质是,只需要远场分布的一个Fourier系数,即可对未知的刚性目标作物形设别。进而提出了数值实现该方法的一种两步调整迭代算法。对具有各种形状的二维刚性障碍物的数值试验保证了本算法是有效和实用的。     

GLOBAL UNIQUENESS IN THE INVERSE ACOUSTIC SCATTERING PROBLEM WITHIN POLYGONAL OBSTACLES

§1. Introduction √ Let k ∈R, λ> 0 and i = ?1. We consider an acoustic scattering problem by animpenetrable obstacle D ? R2: ?u k2u = 0, in R2 \ D, …     

The inverse scattering problem for Schrödinger and Klein–Gordon equations with a nonlocal nonlinearity

We study the inverse scattering problem for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation and for the nonlinear Klein–Gordon equation with the generalized Hartree type nonlinearity. We reconstruct the nonlinearity from knowledge of the scattering operator, which improves the known results.     

Uniqueness in determining a sound-hard ball with the modulus of a far-field datum

In this paper, various original properties of the Bessel and spherical Bessel functions are presented, based on which we prove a novel uniqueness result of an inverse acoustic obstacle scattering problem, that is, a sound-hard ball with a known center can be uniquely determined by the modulus of a single far-field datum corresponding to a single incident plane wave.     

Inverse scattering from an open arc

A Newton method is presented for the approximate solution of the inverse problem to determine the shape of a sound-soft or perfectly conducting arc from a knowledge of the far-field pattern for the scattering of time-harmonic plane waves. Fréchet differentiability with respect to the boundary is shown for the far-field operator, which for a fixed incident wave maps the boundary arc onto the far-field pattern of the scattered wave. For the sake of completeness, the first part of the paper gives a short outline on the corresponding direct problem via an integral equation method including the numerical solution.     

Erratum to: Integration of the Continual System of Nonlinear Interaction Waves

We derive the continual system of nonlinear interaction waves from the compatibility of the transport equation on the whole line and the equation governing the time-evolution of the eigenfunctions of the transport operator. The transport equation represents the continual generalization from the n-component system of first-order ordinary differential equations. The continual system describes a nonlinear interaction of waves. We prove that the continual system can be integrated by the inverse scattering method. The method is based on applying the results of the inverse scattering problem for the transport equation to finding the solution of the Cauchy initial-value problem for the continual system. Indeed, the transition operator for the scattering problem admits right and left Volterra factorizations. The intermediate operator for this problem determines the one-to-one correspondence between the preimages of a solution of the transport equation. This operator is related to the transition operator and admits not only right and left Volterra factorizations but also the analytic factorization. By virtue of this fact the potential in the transport equation is uniquely reconstructed in terms of the solutions of the fundamental equations in inverse problem.     

Method With Nonzero Background Potential. Application to Inverse Scattering for the

We generalize a number of formulas of the method for the Schrōdinger equation to the case of nonzero backqround potential. As a corollary we have found the following reciprocity property ot the Faddeev function h: Where h is a non—analytic extension of the scattering amplitude to the complex domain. As an application we prove the uniqueness theorem and give a reconstruction procedure in the inverse scattering problem for the two—dimensional acoustic equation.     

Integration of the Continual System of Nonlinear Interaction Waves

We derive the continual system of nonlinear interaction waves from the compatibility of the transport equation on the whole line and the equation governing the time-evolution of the eigenfunctions of the transport operator. The transport equation represents the continual generalization from the n-component system of first-order ordinary differential equations. The continual system describes a nonlinear interaction of waves. We prove that the continual system can be integrated by the inverse scattering method. The method is based on applying the results of the inverse scattering problem for the transport equation to finding the solution of the Cauchy initial-value problem for the continual system. Indeed, the transition operator for the scattering problem admits right and left Volterra factorizations. The intermediate operator for this problem determines the one-to-one correspondence between the preimages of a solution of the transport equation. This operator is related to the transition operator and admits not only right and left Volterra factorizations but also the analytic factorization. By virtue of this fact the potential in the transport equation is uniquely reconstructed in terms of the solutions of the fundamental equations in inverse problem.We introduce the generalized Lax equation. This enables us to derive the time-evolution of the transition operator. Then, the time-dependent intermediate operator is constructed. The solution of the considered Cauchy problem is expressed in terms of solutions of the fundamental equations in inverse problem. This solution is found uniquely from the given initial condition.     

求解热传导反问题的一种正则化Newton型迭代法

讨论热传导方程求解系数的一个反问题．把问题归结为一个非线性不适定的算子方程后,考虑该方程的Newton型迭代方法．对线性化后的Newton方程用隐式迭代法求解,关键的一步是引入了一种新的更合理的确定(内)迭代步数的后验准则．对新方法及对照的Tikhonov方法和Bakushiskii方法进行了数值实验,结果显示了新方法具有明显的优越性．     

Huygens’ principle and iterative methods in inverse obstacle scattering

The inverse problem we consider in this paper is to determine the shape of an obstacle from the knowledge of the far field pattern for scattering of time-harmonic plane waves. In the case of scattering from a sound-soft obstacle, we will interpret Huygens’ principle as a system of two integral equations, named data and field equation, for the unknown boundary of the scatterer and the induced surface flux, i.e., the unknown normal derivative of the total field on the boundary. Reflecting the ill-posedness of the inverse obstacle scattering problem these integral equations are ill-posed. They are linear with respect to the unknown flux and nonlinear with respect to the unknown boundary and offer, in principle, three immediate possibilities for their iterative solution via linearization and regularization. In addition to presenting new results on injectivity and dense range for the linearized operators, the main purpose of this paper is to establish and illuminate relations between these three solution methods based on Huygens’ principle in inverse obstacle scattering. Furthermore, we will exhibit connections and differences to the traditional regularized Newton type iterations as applied to the boundary to far field map, including alternatives for the implementation of these Newton iterations.     

A spin integral equation for electromagnetic and acoustic scattering

We present a new integral equation for solving the Maxwell scattering problem against a perfect conductor. The very same algorithm also applies to sound-soft as well as sound-hard Helmholtz scattering, and in fact the latter two can be solved in parallel in three dimensions. Our integral equation does not break down at interior spurious resonances, and uses spaces of functions without any algebraic or differential constraints. The operator to invert at the boundary involves a singular integral operator closely related to the three-dimensional Cauchy singular integral, and is bounded on natural function spaces and depend analytically on the wave number. Our operators act on functions with pairs of complex two-by-two matrices as values, using a spin representation of the fields.     

Local absorbing boundaries of elliptical shape for scalar wave propagation in a half-plane

We have recently discussed the performance of local second-order two-dimensional absorbing boundary conditions of elliptical shape for scattering and radiation problems involving sound-hard obstacles embedded in a full-plane. In this article, using the method of images, we extend the applicability of elliptically shaped truncation boundaries to semi-infinite acoustic media. For problems in either the time- or the frequency-domains, involving near-surface structures of elongated cross-sections, we show that significant computational savings are attainable when compared against semi-circular truncation geometries.     

Mathematical basis of the linear sampling method for partially coated obstacles

We consider the inverse scattering problem of determining the shape of a partially coated obstacle D. To this end, we solve a scattering problem for the Helmholtz equation where the scattered field satisfies mixed Dirichlet–Neumann-impedance boundary conditions on the Lipschitz boundary of the scatterer D. Based on the analysis of the boundary integral system to the direct scattering problem, we propose how to reconstruct the shape of the obstacle D by using the linear sampling method.