On the uniqueness of inverse problems for the reduced wave equation with unknown embedded obstacles

In this paper, we consider inverse problems associated with the reduced wave equation on a bounded domain Ω belongs to R^N (N >= 2) for the case where unknown obstacles are embedded in the domain Ω. We show that, if both the leading and 0-order coefficients in the equation are a priori known to be piecewise constant functions, then both the coefficients and embedded obstacles can be simultaneously recovered in terms of the local Dirichlet-to-Neumann map defined on an arbitrary small open subset of the boundary \partial Ω. The method depends on a well-defined coupled PDE-system constructed for the reduced wave equations in a sufficiently small domain and the singularity analysis of solutions near the interface for the model.

Stability for the Calderón’s problem for a class of anisotropic conductivities via an ad-hoc misfit functional

We address the stability issue in Calderón’s problem for a special class of anisotropic conductivities of the form σ=γA in a Lipschitz domain Ω⊆R<n>, n≧3, when A is a known Lipschitz continuous matrix-valued function and γ is the unknown piecewise affine scalar function on a given partition of Ω. We define an ad-hoc misfit functional encoding our data and establish estimates for this class of anisotropic conductivities in terms of both the misfit functional and the more commonly used local Dirichlet-to-Neumann map.

An inverse problem on determining second order symmetric tensor for perturbed biharmonic operator

This article offers a study of the Calderón type inverse problem of determining up to second order coefficients of higher order elliptic operators. Here we show that it is possible to determine an anisotropic second order perturbation given by a symmetric matrix, along with a first order perturbation given by a vector field and a zero-th order potential function inside a bounded domain, by measuring the Dirichlet to Neumann map of the perturbed biharmonic operator on the boundary of that domain.

A Source Problem for the Helmholtz Equation via a Dirichlet-to-Neumann Map

In this paper, we consider a source problem for a time harmonic acoustic wave in two-dimensional space. Based on the boundary integral equation method, a Dirichlet-to-Neumann map in terms of boundary integral operators on the boundary of the source is constructed to transform this problem into two boundary value problems for the Helmholtz equation.

The Dirichlet-to-Neumann Map in a Disk with a One-Step Radial Potential: An Analytical and Numerical Study

Herein, we considered the Schrödinger operator with a potential q on a disk and the map that associates to q the corresponding Dirichlet-to-Neumann (DtN) map. We provide some numerical and analytical results on the range of this map and its stability for the particular class of one-step radial potentials.