A finite difference solution to a two-dimensional parabolic inverse problem

In this paper, we consider the problem of finding u = u(x, y, t) and p = p(t) which satisfy u_t = u_xx + u_yy + p(t)u + ? in R × [0, T], u(x, y, 0) = f(x, y), (x, y) ∈ R = [0, 1] × [0, 1], u is known on the boundary of R and u(x^∗, y^∗, t) = E(t), 0 < t ? T, where E(t) is known and (x^∗, y^∗) is a given point of R. Through a function transformation, the nonlinear two-dimensional diffusion problem is transformed into a linear problem, and a backward Euler scheme is constructed. It is proved by the maximum principle that the scheme is uniquely solvable, unconditionally stable and convergent in L_∞ norm. The convergence orders of u and p are of O(τ + h²). The impact of initial data errors on the numerical solution is also considered. Numerical experiments are presented to illustrate the validity of the theoretical results.     

A stability estimate for a solution to an inverse problem of electrodynamics

We consider the integrodifferential system of equations of electrodynamics which corresponds to a dispersive nonmagnetic medium. For this system we study the problem of determining the spatial part of the kernel of the integral term. This corresponds to finding the part of dielectric permittivity depending nonlinearly on the frequency of the electromagnetic wave. We assume that the support of dielectric permittivity lies in some compact domain Ω ⊂ ℝ³. In order to find it inside Ω we start with known data about the solution to the corresponding direct problem for the equations of electrodynamics on the whole boundary of Ω for some finite time interval. On assuming that the time interval is sufficiently large we estimate the conditional stability of the solution to this inverse problem.     

Meromorphic functions in the solution of the two-dimensional problem of elasticity

We introduce meromorphic functions that follow logically from the solutions of doubly periodic problems of two-dimensional elasticity (a rectangular period lattice). We establish their properties and their connection with the known meromorphic functions. We give convenient formulas for numerical implementation. Translated fromMatematichni Metodi ta Fiziko-Mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 53–58.     

Numerical solution of an inverse problem for a two-dimensional mathematical model of sorption dynamics

We consider a two-dimensional mathematical model of sorption that allows for inner-diffusion kinetics as well as longitudinal and transverse diffusion. The inverse problem of determining the sorption isotherm from an experimental dynamic output curve is investigated for this model and stable solution methods are proposed for the inverse and the direct problem. The efficiency of the solution methods is explored in computer experiments.     

A reconstruction method for a two-dimensional inverse eigenvalue problem

In this paper we describe a method for constructing approximate solutions of a two-dimensional inverse eigenvalue problem. Here we consider the problem of recovering a functionq(x, y) from the eigenvalues of — +q(x, y) on a rectangle with Dirichlet boundary conditions. The potentialq(x, y) is assumed to be symmetric with respect to the midlines of the rectangle. Our method is a generalization of an algorithm Hald presented for the construction of symmetric potentials in the one-dimensional inverse Sturm-Liouville problem. Using a projection method, the inverse spectral problem is reduced to an inverse eigenvalue problem for a matrix. We show that if the given eigenvalues are small perturbations of simple eigenvalues ofq=0, then the matrix problem has a solution. This solution is used to construct a functionq which has the same lowest eigenvalues as the unknownq, and several numerical examples are given to illustrate the methods.     

Transform operators in a two-dimensional inverse problem for a finite domain

An approach to the solution of inverse problems of wave propagation at a fixed frequency based on using transform operators is suggested. A system of integral equations of the Gelfand-Levitan type is obtained. The uniqueness theorem for the refraction index in the analytic case is proved. Bibliography: 6 titles. Translated fromZapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 230, 1995, pp. 253–263. Translated by A. S. Starkov.     

On uniqueness for an inverse problem in inhomogeneous elasticity

We consider the scattering of time-harmonic elastic waves inan isotropic medium which is characterized by constant Lamécoefficients and an inhomogeneous mass density. We prove thata knowledge of the far-field pattern for all incident planewaves and a single frequency provides sufficient informationto determine the mass density uniquely. To this end we constructa periodic Faddeev-type fundamental solution for the Navierequation and derive the existence of complex geometrical opticssolutions to the Navier equation.     

Uniqueness of the solution of the inverse problem of magnetotelluric sounding for two-dimensional media

Uniqueness of the solution of the inverse problem of magnetotelluric sounding in two-dimensional media is proved under certain assumptions on conductivity.Translated from Metody Matematicheskogo Modelirovaniya, Avtomatizatsiya Obrabotki Nablyudenii i Ikh Primeneniya, pp. 231–242, 1986.     

Global uniqueness for an inverse boundary problem arising in elasticity

Summary We prove that we can determine the Lamé parameters of an elastic, isotropic, inhomogeneous medium in dimensionsn3, by making measurements of the displacements and corresponding stresses at the boundary of the medium.Oblatum 14-VI-1993 & 22-XII-1993Partially supported by NSF Grant DMS-9100178 and ONR grant N 0014-93-1-0295     

Cauchy problem for a system of equations of three-dimensional elasticity theory

Samarkand. Translated from Sibirskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 186–190, January–February 1992.     

A two-dimensional inverse problem for the viscoelasticity equation

For the integrodifferential equation that corresponds to the two-dimensional viscoelasticity problem, we study the problem of determining the density, the elasticity coefficient, and the spaceintegral term in the equation. We assume that the sought functions differ from the given constants only inside the unit disk D = {x ∈ ?² | |x| < 1}. As information for solving this inverse problem, we consider the one-parameter family of solutions to the integrodifferential equation corresponding to impulse sources localized on straight lines and, on the boundary of D, there are defined the traces of the solutions for some finite time interval. It is shown that the use of a comparatively small part of the given information about the kinematics and the elements of dynamics of the propagating waves makes it possible to reduce the problem under consideration to three consecutively and uniquely solvable inverse problems that together give a solution to the initial inverse problem.     

Global existence and nonexistence of solution for Cauchy problem of two-dimensional generalized Boussinesq equations

In this paper we consider the Cauchy problem of two-dimensional generalized Boussinesq-type equation _utt−Δu−Δ_utt+Δ²u+Δf(u)=0$u_{tt}-\mathrm{\Delta }u-\mathrm{\Delta }{u}_{tt}+{\mathrm{\Delta }}^{2}u+\mathrm{\Delta }f(u)=0$. Under the assumption that f(u)$f(u)$ is a function with exponential growth at infinity and under some assumptions on the initial data, we prove the existence and nonexistence of global weak solution. There are very few works on Boussinesq equation with nonlinear exponential growth term by potential well theory.     

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.