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An inverse Signorini obstacle problem

Analysis of PDEs 2025-03-26 v1

Abstract

We study the inverse problem of determining a Signorini obstacle from boundary measurements for the isotropic elasticity system. We prove that the obstacle can be uniquely determined by a single measurement of displacement and normal stress for the Signorini problem on an open subset of the boundary up to a natural obstruction. In addition to considering the Signorini problem, we develop techniques that can be used to study inverse problems for general differential inequalities.

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@article{arxiv.2503.19610,
  title  = {An inverse Signorini obstacle problem},
  author = {Maarten V. de Hoop and Matti Lassas and Jinpeng Lu and Lauri Oksanen and Ziyao Zhao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.19610},
  year   = {2025}
}
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