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Counterexamples to inverse problems for the wave equation

Analysis of PDEs 2021-01-27 v1 Differential Geometry

Abstract

We construct counterexamples to inverse problems for the wave operator on domains in Rn+1\mathbb{R}^{n+1}, n2n \ge 2, and on Lorentzian manifolds. We show that non-isometric Lorentzian metrics can lead to same partial data measurements, which are formulated in terms certain restrictions of the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map. The Lorentzian metrics giving counterexamples are time-dependent, but they are smooth and non-degenerate. On Rn+1\mathbb{R}^{n+1} the metrics are conformal to the Minkowski metric.

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@article{arxiv.2101.10740,
  title  = {Counterexamples to inverse problems for the wave equation},
  author = {Tony Liimatainen and Lauri Oksanen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.10740},
  year   = {2021}
}

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