A Stability Estimate for a Solution to the Problem of Determination of Two Coefficients of a Hyperbolic Equation

We consider the problem of determination of two coefficients (x) and q(x) in a hyperbolic equation. Here (x) is the coefficient of the first derivative with respect to t and q(x) is the coefficient of the solution itself. We suppose that these coefficients are small in some norm and supported in a disk D. Oscillations are excited by the impulse function (t)(x·) supported on the straight line t=0, x·=0. Here is a unit vector playing the role of a parameter of the problem. The acoustic field generated by this source lying outside D is measured at the points of the boundary of D together with the normal derivative on some time interval of a fixed length T for two different values of the parameter . We prove that, for a sufficiently large T, the given information determines the sought coefficients uniquely. We obtain a stability estimate for a solution to the problem.     

A Stability Estimate for a Solution to a Two-Dimensional Inverse Problem of Electrodynamics

We consider the problem of finding the three coefficients c(x), (x), and q(x) in a hyperbolic equation. Here c(x) is the coefficient at the Laplace operator, (x) is the coefficient of the first time derivative, and q(x) is the coefficient of the lower-order term. The problem results from the inverse electrodynamic problem of finding the electrodynamic parameters of an isotropic medium under the assumption that the properties of the medium and the exterior current are independent of one coordinate. We suppose that the coefficients c(x)-1, (x), and q(x) are small in some norm and their supports are contained in some disk B. This is equivalent to the assumption that the electrodynamic parameters of the medium are close to constants. We suppose that the source initiating oscillations has the form of the impulse function (t)(x·) localized on the set t=0, x·=0. Here is a unit vector playing the role of a parameter of the problem. The electromagnetic field excited by this source applied outside B is measured at points of the boundary of the domain B on some time interval of a fixed length T counted from the moment of arrival of the signal from the source for three different values of the parameter . It is proven that, for a sufficiently large T, these data determine the sought coefficients uniquely. We obtain a conditional stability estimate for a solution to the problem.     

An Example of the Absence of a Global Solution to Some Inverse Problem for a Hyperbolic Equation

We give an example of an inverse problem for a hyperbolic equation which has a unique local solution but no global solutions.     

On boundary-value problem for hyperbolic-type equation of the third order

We formulate some boundary-value problems for a linear third-order equation with hyperbolic operator in the main part and study the unique solvability. Under certain conditions to given functions, using the Riemann method, we obtain an integral representation of solutions. Published in Lietuvos Matematikos Rinkinys, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 591–603, October–December, 2007.     

一类双曲型方程反问题的存在性与唯一性

针对双曲型方程定解问题{utt=a2uxx+f(t),0xπ,a∈R且a≠0,u(0,t)=v1(t),u(π,t)=v2(t),t0,u(x,0)=g(x),ut(x,0)=h(x),0≤x≤π研究了可以唯一决定未知函数组{v1(t),v2(t),f(t)}的基本条件,提出了该定解问题的反问题,并且讨论了此反问题的存在性与唯一性.     

A Stability Estimate for a Solution to a Three-Dimensional Inverse Problem for the Maxwell Equations

We consider the problem of determining dielectric permittivity and conductivity in the Maxwell equations. As additional information we prescribe the traces of the tangential components of the electromagnetic field on the lateral surface of a cylindric domain. We establish a stability estimate for a solution to the inverse problem and a uniqueness theorem.     

On the Dirichlet Problem in a Characteristic Rectangle for Fourth Order Linear Singular Hyperbolic Equations

In the rectangle D = (0,

Uniqueness in an integral geometry problem and an inverse problem for the kinetic equation

In this paper, we discuss the uniqueness in an integral geometry problem along the straight lines in a strongly convex domain. Our problem is related with the problem of finding a Riemannian metric by the distances between all pairs of the boundary points. For the proof, the problem is reduced to an inverse source problem for a kinetic equation and then the uniqueness theorem is proved using the tools of Fourier analysis.     

Uniqueness criterion in an inverse problem for an abstract differential equation with nonstationary inhomogeneous term

In a Banach space E, we consider the inverse problem du(t)/dt = Au(t) + (t)p , u(0) = u ₀, u(T) = u₁, with an unknown function u(t) and an element p E. The operator A is assumed linear and closed. In this paper, we establish minimal constraints on the function C([0, T]) for which the uniqueness of the solution of the inverse problem is completely described in terms of the eigenvalues of the operator A.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, vol. 77, no. 2, 2005, pp. 273–290.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by I. V. Tikhonov, Yu. S. Éidelman.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected issue number.     

Uniqueness and local stability for the inverse scattering problem of determining the cavity

Considering a time-harmonic electromagnetic plane wave incident on an arbitrarily shaped open cavity embedded in infinite ground plane, the physical process is modelled by Maxwell's equations. We investigate the inverse problem of determining the shape of the open cavity from the information of the measured scattered field. Results on the uniqueness and the local stability of the inverse problem in the 2-dimensional TM (transverse magnetic) polarization are proved in this paper.     

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.     

A method for finding coefficients of a quasilinear hyperbolic equation

The inverse problem of finding the coefficients q(s) and p(s) in the equation u _tt = a ² u _xx + q(u)u _t ? p(u)u _x is investigated. As overdetermination required in the inverse setting, two additional conditions are set: a boundary condition and a condition with a fixed value of the timelike variable. An iteration method for solving the inverse problem is proposed based on an equivalent system of integral equations of the second kind. A uniqueness theorem and an existence theorem in a small domain are proved for the inverse problem to substantiate the convergence of the algorithm.     

Inverse coefficient problem for a wave equation in a bounded domain

The nonlinear inverse problem for a wave equation is investigated in a three-dimensional bounded domain subject to the Dirichlet boundary condition. Given a family of solutions to the equation defined on a closed surface within the original domain, it is required to reconstruct the coefficient determining the velocity of sound in the medium. The solutions used for this purpose correspond to the acoustic medium perturbations localized in the neighborhood of a certain closed surface. The inverse problem is reduced to a linear integral equation of the first kind, and the uniqueness of the solution to this equation is established. Numerical results are presented.     

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.     

确定热传导方程系数的反问题的又一方法

用另一种方法研究了确定热传导方程系数的反问题的存在性和唯一性     

声学反问题的整体唯一性

It is proved that a sound-soft scatterer in R^N （N = 2, 3） is uniquely determined by a finite number of acoustic far-field measurements. The admissible scatterer possibly consists of finitely many solid obstacles and subsets of （N - 1）- dimensional hyperplanes.     

一类双曲型一维波动方程反问题解的整体唯一性

本文给出了一类双曲型一维波动方程反问题的解的整体唯一性定理。     

Uniqueness and stability in an inverse problem for a Poisson's equation

Consider the Poisson's equation(?)″(x)=-e~(v-(?)) e~((?)-v)-N(x)with the Diriehlet boundary data,and we mainly investigate the inverse problem of determining the unknown function N(x)from a parameter function family.Some uniqueness and stability results in the inverse problem are obtained.