An inverse coefficient problem with nonlinear parabolic equation

The problem related to controlled potential experiments in electrochemistry is studied. Ion transport is regarded as the superposition of diffusion and migration. Modelling of the experiment leads to a problem for a nonlinear parabolic equation with additional condition. Driven by the needs of theoretical analysis, from the point of view a inverse coefficient problem, we analyze the monotonicity of input-output mappings in inverse coefficient and source problems for this parabolic equation. Additionally, we extend the nonlinear parabolic equation to a more general case. Under some proper conditions, we investigate the existence of quasisolution of the generalized nonlinear parabolic equation.     

An inverse problem of finding a source parameter in a semilinear parabolic equation

An inverse problem concerning diffusion equation with source control parameter is considered. Several finite-difference schemes are presented for identifying the control parameter. These schemes are based on the classical forward time centred space (FTCS) explicit formula, and the 5-point FTCS explicit method and the classical backward time centred space (BTCS) implicit scheme, and the Crank–Nicolson implicit method. The classical FTCS explicit formula and the 5-point FTCS explicit technique are economical to use, are second-order accurate, but have bounded range of stability. The classical BTCS implicit scheme and the Crank–Nicolson implicit method are unconditionally stable, but these schemes use more central processor (CPU) times than the explicit finite difference mehods. The basis of analysis of the finite difference equations considered here is the modified equivalent partial differential equation approach, developed from the 1974 work of Warming and Hyett. This allows direct and simple comparison of the errors associated with the equations as well as providing a means to develop more accurate finite difference schemes. The results of a numerical experiment are presented, and the accuracy and CPU time needed for this inverse problem are discussed.     

An inverse problem of identifying the coefficient in a nonlinear parabolic equation

This paper deals with the determination of a pair (p,u) in the nonlinear parabolic equation

u_t−u_xx+p(x)f(u)=0,     

An inverse problem of identifying the coefficient of parabolic equation

This paper studies an inverse problem of identifying the coefficient of parabolic equation when the final observation is given, which has important application in a large fields of applied science. Based on the optimal control framework, the existence and necessary condition of the minimum for the control functional are established. Since the optimal control problem is nonconvex, one may not expect a unique solution. However, in this paper the solution is proved to be locally unique. After the necessary condition is transformed into an elliptic bilateral variational inequality, an algorithm and some numerical experiments are proposed in the paper. The numerical results show that the algorithm designed in this paper is stable and that the coefficient is recovered very well.     

An inverse problem of identifying the coefficient of first-order in a degenerate parabolic equation

This work studies an inverse problem of determining the first-order coefficient of degenerate parabolic equations using the measurement data specified at a fixed internal point. Being different from other ordinary parameter identification problems in parabolic equations, in our mathematical model there exists degeneracy on the lateral boundaries of the domain, which may cause the corresponding boundary conditions to go missing. By the contraction mapping principle, the uniqueness of the solution for the inverse problem is proved. A numerical algorithm on the basis of the predictor-corrector method is designed to obtain the numerical solution and some typical numerical experiments are also performed in the paper. The numerical results show that the proposed method is stable and the unknown function is recovered very well. The results obtained in the paper are interesting and useful, and can be extended to other more general inverse coefficient problems of degenerate PDEs.     

On a coefficient inverse problem for a parabolic equation in a domain with free boundary

The present paper deals with the inverse problem of determination of the coefficient of the first derivative of the unknown function with respect to a spatial variable for a one-dimensional parabolic equation in the domain whose boundary is determined by two unknown functions. The conditions of local existence and uniqueness of a solution to the inverse problem are established.     

Source and coefficient inverse problems for an elliptic equation in a rectangle

The inverse problems of determining the source and coefficient of an elliptic equation in a rectangle are studied. Additional information on the solution to the direct problem (overdetermination) is the trace of its solution on an interval inside the rectangle. Sufficient existence and uniqueness conditions (global) are derived for the inverse problems. The study is performed in the class of continuously differentiable functions whose derivatives satisfy a Hölder condition.     

Inverse problem of finding the coefficient of a lower derivative in a parabolic equation on the plane

We study the existence and uniqueness of the solution of the inverse problem of finding an unknown coefficient b(x) multiplying the lower derivative in the nondivergence parabolic equation on the plane. The integral of the solution with respect to time with some given weight function is given as additional information. The coefficients of the equation depend on the time variable as well as the space variable.     

Global existence and stability for an inverse coefficient problem for a semilinear parabolic equation

We establish the global existence, the uniqueness and the stability for an inverse coefficient problem for a semilinear parabolic equation. This problem is motivated by an application related to laser material treatments, and our result is a continuation of the previous work by Hömberg and Yamamoto (Inverse Problems 22:1855–1867, 2006). We transform our inverse problem into a nonlinear integral equation of second kind, which is solved locally by the contraction mapping principle. Next we prove that the maximal solution of the integral equation is a global solution.     

Boundary value problems for a quasilinear parabolic equation with an unknown coefficient

The work is connected with the mathematical modeling of physical–chemical processes in which inner characteristics of materials are subjected to changes. The considered nonlinear parabolic models consist of a boundary value problem for a quasilinear parabolic equation with an unknown coefficient multiplying the derivative with respect to time and, moreover, involve an additional relationship for a time dependence of this coefficient. For such a system, conditions of unique solvability in a class of smooth functions are studied on the basis of the Rothe method. The proposed approach involves the proof of a priori estimates in the difference-continuous Hölder spaces for the corresponding differential-difference nonlinear system that approximates the original system by the Rothe method. These estimates allow one to establish the existence of the smooth solutions and to obtain the error estimates of the approximate solutions.As examples of applications of the considered nonlinear boundary value problems, the models of destruction of heat-protective composite under the influence of high temperature heating are discussed.     

Unique solvability of the inverse problem of determination of the leading coefficient in a parabolic equation

We study existence and uniqueness of the solution for the inverse problem of determination of the unknown coefficient ϱ(t) multiplying u _t in a nondivergence parabolic equation. As additional information, the integral of the solution over the domain of space variables with some given weight function is specified. The coefficients of the equation depend both on time and on the space variables.     

On some classes of coefficient inverse problems for parabolic systems of equations

We examine the question on solvability in the Sobolev spaces of coefficient inverse problems for parabolic systems of equations with the overdetermination conditions on a collection of surfaces. Under certain conditions on the geometry of the domain and the boundary operators, the local solvability of the problem is proven. It is demonstrated that the conditions on the boundary operators are sharp and that, in some cases, the problem is not unconditionally solvable.     

Monotonicity of input-output mappings in inverse coefficient and source problems for parabolic equations

This article presents a mathematical analysis of input-output mappings in inverse coefficient and source problems for the linear parabolic equation ut=(kx(x)ux)+F(x,t), (x,t)∈ΩT:=(0,1)×(0,T]. The most experimentally feasible boundary measured data, the Neumann output (flux) data f(t):=−k(0)ux(0,t), is used at the boundary x=0. For each inverse problems structure of the input-output mappings is analyzed based on maximum principle and corresponding adjoint problems. Derived integral identities between the solutions of forward problems and corresponding adjoint problems, permit one to prove the monotonicity and invertibility of the input-output mappings. Some numerical applications are presented.     

An inverse coefficient problem for a parabolic equation in the case of nonlocal boundary and overdetermination conditions

In this paper, the inverse problem of finding the time‐dependent coefficient of heat capacity together with the solution of heat equation with nonlocal boundary and overdetermination conditions is considered. The existence, uniqueness and continuous dependence upon the data are studied. Some considerations on the numerical solution for this inverse problem are presented with the examples. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An inverse problem for a semilinear parabolic equation

Summary In this paper we are concerned with the study of the stability of an unknown non-linear term in a parabolic equation in dependence on over specified Cauchy-Dirichlet data prescribed on the parabolic boundary of the open set under consideration. Since, in general, the dependence of the nonlinear term upon the data is not stable with respect to L -metrics, we show how a Hölder continuity may be restored under mild restrictions for the set of admissible solutions.Lavoro eseguito nell'amMto del G.N.A.F.A. del C.N.R.     

An inverse problem for a quasilinear parabolic equation

Sunto Si considera un problema parabolico sovraderminato in una sola variabile spaziale per l'operatore quasilineare definito da · a₃ o u. Tale operatore contiene un termine incognito a(k {0, 1, 2, 3})del quale si studia la dipendenza dalle condizioni iniziali e alla frontiera. Si determinano due classi, rispettivamente di dati e di soluzioni ammissibili, ed una coppia di metriche rispetto alle quali l'applicazione dati(u, a_k)è lipschitziana. Si mostra infine che tale applicazione si mantiene hölderiana quando le metriche ammesse per i dati sono soltanto del tipo L.

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Lavoro eseguito con contributo del Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione e nell'ambito del Gruppo G.N.A.F.A. del C.N.R.     

An inverse problem for a higher-order parabolic equation

We prove existence and uniqueness theorems for the inverse problem of finding the right-hand side of a higher-order parabolic equation with two independent variables and an additional condition in the form of integral overdetermination. The results obtained are used to study the passage to the limit in a sequence of such inverse problems with weakly convergent coefficients. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 64, No. 5, pp. 680–691, November, 1998.     

An inverse coefficient problem for a quasilinear parabolic equation with periodic boundary and integral overdetermination condition

In this paper, the inverse problem of finding the time‐dependent coefficient of heat capacity together with the solution periodic boundary and integral overdetermination conditions is considered. Under some natural regularity and consistency conditions on the input data, the existence, uniqueness, and continuous dependence upon the data of the solution are shown. Some considerations on the numerical solution for this inverse problem are presented with an example. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.