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The phase retrieval problem for solutions of the Helmholtz equation

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2017-10-11 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

In this paper we consider the phase retrieval problem for Herglotz functions, that is, solutions of the Helmholtz equation Δu+λ2u=0\Delta u+\lambda^2u=0 on domains ΩRd\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^d, d2d\geq2. In dimension d=2d=2, if u,vu,v are two such solutions then u=v|u|=|v| implies that either u=cvu=cv or u=cvˉu=c\bar v for some cCc\in\mathbb{C} with c=1|c|=1. In dimension d3d\geq3, the same conclusion holds under some restriction on uu and vv: either they are real valued or zonal functions or have non vanishing mean.

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@article{arxiv.1703.03742,
  title  = {The phase retrieval problem for solutions of the Helmholtz equation},
  author = {Philippe Jaming and Salvador Pérez-Esteva},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.03742},
  year   = {2017}
}