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An inverse problem for the heat equation

Mathematical Physics 2007-05-23 v1 math.MP

Abstract

Let ut=uxxq(x)u,0x1u_t = u_{xx} - q(x) u, 0 \leq x \leq 1, t>0t>0, u(0,t)=0,u(1,t)=a(t),u(x,0)=0u(0, t) = 0, u(1, t) = a(t), u(x,0) = 0, where a(t)a(t) is a given function vanishing for t>Tt>T, a(t)≢0a(t) \not\equiv 0, 0Ta(t)dt<\int^T_0 a(t) dt < \infty. Suppose one measures the flux ux(0,t):=b0(t)u_x (0,t) := b_0 (t) for all t>0t>0. Does this information determine q(x)q(x) uniquely? Do the measurements of the flux ux(1,t):=b(t)u_x (1,t) := b(t) give more information about q(x)q(x) than b0(t)b_0 (t) does? The above questions are answered in this paper.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math-ph/0102029,
  title  = {An inverse problem for the heat equation},
  author = {A. G. Ramm},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0102029},
  year   = {2007}
}