Uniqueness of determination of the unknown source term in some multidimensional parabolic equations

Authors

  • A. Zhegal Université Cadi Ayyad.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0716-09172004000200001

Keywords:

Multidimensional parabolic equations, boundary measurements, interior measurements, one-point measurements, ecuaciones parabólicas multidimensionales, medidas de acotación, medidas interiores, medidas de un punto.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to identify the unknown source term in a multidimensional parabolic equation by means of a one-point interior  measurement of the solution at x? ? ?, i.e. u(x?, .) on [0, T ]; or a one-point boundary measurement, i.e. u(x??, .) on [0, T ] with x?? ? ??.

Author Biography

A. Zhegal, Université Cadi Ayyad.

Faculté des Sciences et Techniques,
Department of Applied Mathematics. 

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Published

2017-05-22

How to Cite

[1]
A. Zhegal, “Uniqueness of determination of the unknown source term in some multidimensional parabolic equations”, Proyecciones (Antofagasta, On line), vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 81-90, May 2017.

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