On the low regularity of the Benney-Lin equation

We consider the low regularity of the Benney-Lin equation ut+uux+uxxx+β(uxx+uxxxx)+ηuxxxxx=0. We established the global well posedness for the initial value problem of Benney-Lin equation in the Sobolev spaces Hs(R) for 0?s>−2, improving the well-posedness result of Biagioni and Linares [H.A. Biaginoi, F. Linares, On the Benney-Lin and Kawahara equation, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 211 (1997) 131-152]. For s<−2 we also prove some ill-posedness issues.     

Local well‐posedness and ill‐posedness for the fractal Burgers equation in homogeneous Sobolev spaces

In this paper, we consider local well‐posedness and ill‐posedness questions for the fractal Burgers equation. First, we obtain the well‐posedness result in the critical Sobolev space. We also present an unconditional uniqueness result. Second, we show the ill‐posedness from the point of view of the Picard iterations in the supercritical space. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Existence and uniqueness for a nonlinear inverse reaction‐diffusion problem with a nonlinear source in higher dimensions

This paper analyzes the existence and the uniqueness problem for an n‐dimensional nonlinear inverse reaction‐diffusion problem with a nonlinear source. A transformation is used to obtain a new inverse coefficient problem. Then, a parabolic differential operator L_λ is defined to establish the relation between the solution of L_λ = 0 and the new inverse problem. Following this, it is shown that the inverse problem has at least one solution in the class of admissible coefficients. Furthermore, it is proved that this solution is the unique solution of the undertaken inverse problem. A numerical example is given to illustrate ill‐posedness of the inverse problem. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An inverse contact problem in the theory of elasticity

In this paper, we discuss an inverse problem in elasticity for determining a contact domain and stress on this domain. We show that this problem is an ill‐posed problem, and we establish the uniqueness and L²‐conditional stability estimation for the stress. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

波动方程反演问题的一种新的逼近方法

本文给出了一种求解波动方程反演问题的“多目标函数法”.这种方法简单、有效,并具有明确的物理意义.对于三维问题的程序化它有很强的优越性.     

Simultaneous inversion of two initial values for a time‐fractional diffusion‐wave equation

This study is devoted to recovering two initial values for a time‐fractional diffusion‐wave equation from boundary Cauchy data. We provide the uniqueness result for recovering two initial values simultaneously by the method of Laplace transformation and analytic continuation. And then we use a nonstationary iterative Tikhonov regularization method to solve the inverse problem and propose a finite dimensional approximation algorithm to find good approximations to the initial values. Numerical examples in one‐ and two‐dimensional cases are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

On the problem of determining the structure of a layered medium and the shape of an impulse source

For the equation of wave propagation in the half-space ? ₊ ² + = {(x, y) ∈ ?² | y > 0} we consider the problem of determining the speed of wave propagation that depends only on the variable y and the shape of a point impulse source on the boundary of the half-space. We show that, under some assumptions on the shape of the source and the structure of the medium, both unknown functions of one variable are uniquely determined by the displacements of boundary points of the medium. We estimate stability of a solution to the problem.     

Determining the parameters of a stratified piecewise constant medium for the unknown shape of an impulse source

For a hyperbolic wave equation with some parameter λ, we consider the problem of finding the piecewise constant wave propagation speed and a series of parameters in the conjugation condition. Moreover, the shape is assumed unknown of the impulse point source that excites the oscillation process. We prove that, under certain assumptions on the structure of the medium, its sought parameters are determined uniquely from the displacements of points of the boundary given for two different values of λ. We give an algorithm for solving the problem.     

The backward group preserving scheme for 1D backward in time advection‐dispersion equation

In this article, we propose a backward group preserving scheme (BGPS) on the advection‐dispersion equation (ADE) for tackling of the contamination problems. The BGPS has been successfully applied on the backward heat conduction problems as well as the backward in time Burgers equation, but it has never been applied to solve the ADE. The BGPS is able to recover the spatial distribution of groundwater contaminant concentration in this work. Several numerical examples are worked out, and we show, based on those numerical examples, that the BGPS is applicable to the ADE and the method can also handle the ADE with piecewise constant dispersion coefficients. When a steep gradient is appeared in the solution, several steps of the BGPS can be used to retrieve the desired initial data and its result is better than the marching‐jury backward beam equation (MJBBE) method as far as our examples are concerned. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2010     

On the linearization of identifying the stored energy function of a hyperelastic material from full knowledge of the displacement field

We compute a local linearization for the nonlinear, inverse problem of identifying the stored energy function of a hyperelastic material from the full knowledge of the displacement field. The displacement field is described as a solution of the nonlinear, dynamic, elastic wave equation, where the first Piola–Kirchhoff stress tensor is given as the gradient of the stored energy function. We assume that we have a dictionary at hand such that the energy function is given as a conic combination of the dictionary's elements. In that sense, the mathematical model of the direct problem is the nonlinear operator that maps the vector of expansion coefficients to the solution of the hyperelastic wave equation. In this article, we summarize some continuity results for this operator and deduce its Fréchet derivative as well as the adjoint of this derivative. Because the stored energy function encodes mechanical properties of the underlying, hyperelastic material, the considered inverse problem is of highest interest for structural health monitoring systems where defects are detected from boundary measurements of the displacement field. For solving the inverse problem iteratively by the Landweber method or Newton‐type methods, the knowledge of the Fréchet derivative and its adjoint is of utmost importance. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Stability estimate in determination of a coefficient in transmission wave equation by boundary observation

In this paper, we study the global stability in determination of a coefficient in the transmission wave equation from data of the solution in a subboundary over a time interval. Providing regular initial data, we prove a hölder stability estimate in the inverse problem with a single measurement. Moreover, the exponent in the stability estimate depends on the regularity of initial data.     

A remark on finding the coefficient of the dissipative boundary condition via the enclosure method in the time domain

An inverse problem for the wave equation outside an obstacle with a dissipative boundary condition is considered. The observed data are given by a single solution of the wave equation generated by an initial data supported on an open ball. An explicit analytical formula for the computation of the coefficient at a point on the surface of the obstacle, which is nearest to the center of the support of the initial data, is given. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On error operators related to the arbitrary functions principle

The error on a real quantity Y due to the graduation of the measuring instrument may be asymptotically represented, when the graduation is regular and fines down, by a Dirichlet form on R whose square field operator does not depend on the probability law of Y as soon as this law possesses a continuous density. This feature is related to the “arbitrary functions principle” (Poincaré, Hopf). We give extensions of this property to Rd and to the Wiener space for some approximations of the Brownian motion. This gives new approximations of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck gradient. These results apply to the discretization of some stochastic differential equations encountered in mechanics.     

On the inverse problem of determining the right-hand side of a parabolic equation under an integral overdetermination condition

We study the unique solvability of the inverse problem of determining the righthand side of a parabolic equation whose leading coefficient depends on both the time and the spatial variable under an integral overdetermination condition with respect to time. We obtain two types of condition sufficient for the local solvability of the inverse problem as well as study the so-called Fredholm solvability of the inverse problem under consideration.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, vol. 77, no. 4, 2005, pp. 522–534.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by V. L. Kamynin.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected issue number.     

Identification of objects in an acoustic wave guide inversion II: Robin–Dirichlet conditions

In this paper we investigate the unknown body problem in a wave guide where one boundary has a pressure release condition and the other an impedance condition. The method used in the paper for solving the unknown body inverse problem is the intersection canonical body approximation (ICBA). The ICBA is based on the Rayleigh conjecture, which states that every point on an illuminated body radiates sound from that point as if the point lies on its tangent sphere. The ICBA method requires that an analytical solution be known exterior to a canonical body in the wave guide. We use the sphere of arbitrary centre and radius in the wave guide as our canonical body. We are lead then to analytically computing the exterior solution for a sphere between two parallel plates. We use the ICBA to construct solutions at points ranging over the suspected surface of the unknown object to reconstruct the unknown object using a least‐squares matching of computed, acoustic field against the measured, scattered field. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A nonhomogeneous boundary value problem for the Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation in a quarter plane

We study the initial boundary value problem for the one‐dimensional Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation posed in a half line with nonhomogeneous boundary conditions. Through the analysis of the boundary integral operator, and applying the known results of the Cauchy problem of the Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation posed on the whole line , the initial boundary value problem of the Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation is shown to be globally well‐posed in Sobolev space for any s >?2. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On a method for solving the inverse scattering problem on the line

A method for solving the inverse scattering problem on the line is proposed. It is based on a Fourier‐Laguerre series representation of the integral transmutation kernel. Substitution of the representation into the Gel'fand‐Levitan‐Marchenko equation leads to a linear algebraic system of equations and consequently to a simple algorithm for recovering the potential.