The boundary rigidity problem in the presence of a magnetic field
Abstract
For a compact Riemannian manifold with boundary, endowed with a magnetic potential , we consider the problem of restoring the metric and the magnetic potential from the values of the Ma\~n\'e action potential between boundary points and the associated linearized problem. We study simple magnetic systems. In this case, knowledge of the Ma\~n\'e action potential is equivalent to knowledge of the scattering relation on the boundary which maps a starting point and a direction of a magnetic geodesic into its end point and direction. This problem can only be solved up to an isometry and a gauge transformation of . For the linearized problem, we show injectivity, up to the natural obstruction, under explicit bounds on the curvature and on . We also show injectivity and stability for and in a generic class including real analytic ones. For the nonlinear problem, we show rigidity for real analytic simple , . Also, rigidity holds for metrics in a given conformal class, and locally, near any .
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@article{arxiv.math/0611788,
title = {The boundary rigidity problem in the presence of a magnetic field},
author = {N. S. Dairbekov and G. P. Paternain and P. Stefanov and G. Uhlmann},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0611788},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
This revised version contains a proof that 2D simple magnetic systems are boundary rigid. Some references have been added