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We consider inverse boundary value problems for general real principal type differential operators. The first results state that the Cauchy data set uniquely determines the scattering relation of the operator and bicharacteristic ray…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-02-24 Lauri Oksanen , Mikko Salo , Plamen Stefanov , Gunther Uhlmann

We study global uniqueness in an inverse problem for the fractional semilinear Schr\"{o}dinger equation $(-\Delta)^{s}u+q(x,u)=0$ with $s\in (0,1)$. We show that an unknown function $q(x,u)$ can be uniquely determined by the Cauchy data…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-10-23 Ru-Yu Lai , Yi-Hsuan Lin

We study two new classes of inverse problems for a time-switched system in which a fractional wave equation (with Caputo derivative of order $\alpha \in (1,2)$) governs the dynamics on the interval $[0,a)$, and a fractional diffusion…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-05-26 E. T. Karimov , N. A. Murolimova

In this paper, we announce a rigorous approach to establishing uniqueness results, under certain conditions, for initial-boundary-value problems for a class of linear evolution partial differential equations (PDEs) formulated in a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-01-17 Andreas Chatziafratis , Spyridon Kamvissis

This paper studies an inverse boundary value problem for a semilinear Helmholtz equation with Neumann boundary conditions in a bounded domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ ($n\ge2$). The objective is to recover the unknown linear and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-10 Long-Ling Du , Zejun Sun , Li-Li Wang , Guang-Hui Zheng

In this article, we consider the inverse problems of determining the damping coefficient appearing in the wave equation. We prove the unique determination of the coefficient from the data coming from a single coincident source-receiver…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-06-24 Manmohan Vashisth

Consider classical solutions to the following Cauchy problem in a punctured space: $ &u_t=\Delta u -u^p \text{in} (R^n-\{0\})\times(0,\infty); & u(x,0)=g(x)\ge0 \text{in} R^n-\{0\}; &u\ge0 \text{in} (R^n-\{0\})\times[0,\infty). $ We prove…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-09-07 Ross G. Pinsky

We discuss inverse problems to finding the time-dependent coefficient for the multidimensional Cauchy problems for both strictly hyperbolic equations and polyharmonic heat equations. We also extend our techniques to the general inverse…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-04-21 Mukhtar Karazym , Tohru Ozawa , Durvudkhan Suragan

We examine an infinite, linear system of ordinary differential equations that models the evolution of fragmenting clusters, where each cluster is assumed to be composed of identical units. In contrast to previous investigations into such…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2024-06-17 Lyndsay Kerr , Wilson Lamb , Matthias Langer

The paper provides a direct proof the uniqueness of solutions to the Camassa-Holm equation, based on characteristics. Given a conservative solution $u=u(t,x)$, an equation is introduced which singles out a unique characteristic curve…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-01-03 Alberto Bressan , Geng Chen , Qingtian Zhang

We consider inverse boundary value problems for the Navier-Stokes equations and the isotropic Lam\'e system in two dimensions. The uniqueness without any smallness assumptions on unknown coefficients, which is called global uniqueness, was…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2013-09-09 O. Yu. Imanuvilov , M. Yamamoto

In this paper, we obtain the sharp uniqueness for an inverse $x$-source problem for a one-dimensional time-fractional diffusion equation with a zeroth-order term by the minimum possible lateral Cauchy data. The key ingredient is the unique…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-01-02 Zhiyuan Li , Yikan Liu , Masahiro Yamamoto

Relying on the analysis of characteristics, we prove the uniqueness of conservative solutions to the variational wave equation $u_{tt}-c(u) (c(u)u_x)_x=0$. Given a solution $u(t,x)$, even if the wave speed $c(u)$ is only H\"older continuous…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-06-23 Alberto Bressan , Geng Chen , Qingtian Zhang

Several negative results are presented concerning the solvability in Sobolev classes of the Cauchy problem for the inhomogeneous second-order uniformly parabolic equations without lower order terms in one space dimension. The main…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-05-12 N. V. Krylov

In this work, we investigate the shape identification and coefficient determination associated with two time-dependent partial differential equations in two dimensions. We consider the inverse problems of determining a convex polygonal…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-04-27 Ibtissem Ben Aïcha , Guanghui Hu , Manmohan Vashisth , Jun Zou

We consider the following inverse problem: Suppose a $(1+1)$-dimensional wave equation on $\mathbb{R}_+$ with zero initial conditions is excited with a Neumann boundary data modelled as a white noise process. Given also the Dirichlet data…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-01-19 Emilia L. K. Blåsten , Tapio Helin , Antti Kujanpää , Lauri Oksanen , Jesse Railo

Let $u_t-a(t)u_{xx}=f(x, t)$ in $0\leq x \leq \pi,\,\,t\geq 0.$ Assume that $u(0,t)=u_1(t)$, $u(\pi,t)=u_2(t)$, $u(x,0)=h(x)$, and the extra data $u_x(0,t)=g(t)$ are known. The inverse problem is: {\it How does one determine the unknown…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-12-01 A. G. Ramm

We consider uniqueness in an inverse Schr\"odinger problem in a bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^2$ given the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map on part of the boundary. On the remaining boundary we impose a new type of singular boundary condition with…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-09-19 Freddy J. F. Symons

This paper is concerned with an inverse boundary value problem for the Helmholtz equation over a bounded domain. The aim is to reconstruct two constant coefficients together with the location and shape of a Dirichlet polygonal obstacle from…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-11-27 Xiaoxu Xu , Guanghui Hu

This article is concerned with an inverse problem of simultaneously determining a spatially varying coefficient and a Robin coefficient for a one-dimensional fractional diffusion equation with a time-fractional derivative of order…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-10-23 Xiaohua Jing , Zhiyuan Li , Masahiro Yamamoto