{ "id": "2307.16665", "version": "v1", "published": "2023-07-31T13:45:39.000Z", "updated": "2023-07-31T13:45:39.000Z", "title": "Simultaneous determination of initial value and source term for time-fractional wave-diffusion equations", "authors": [ "Paola Loreti", "Daniela Sforza", "Masahiro Yamamoto" ], "categories": [ "math.AP" ], "abstract": "We consider initial boundary value problems for time fractional diffusion-wave equations: $$ d_t^{\\alpha} u = -Au + \\mu(t)f(x) $$ in a bounded domain where $\\mu(t)f(x)$ describes a source and $\\alpha \\in (0,1) \\cup (1,2)$, and $-A$ is a symmetric ellitpic operator with repect to the spatial variable $x$. We assume that $\\mu(t) = 0$ for $t > T$:some time and choose $T_2>T_1>T$. We prove the uniqueness in simultaneously determining $f$ in $\\Omega$, $\\mu$ in $(0,T)$, and initial values of $u$ by data $u\\vert_{\\omega\\times (T_1,T_2)}$, provided that the order $\\alpha$ does not belong to a countably infinite set in $(0,1) \\cup (1,2)$ which is characterized by $\\mu$. The proof is based on the asymptotic behavior of the Mittag-Leffler functions.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v1", "updated": "2023-07-31T13:45:39.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "subjects": [ "35R30", "35R11", "35R25" ], "keywords": [ "time-fractional wave-diffusion equations", "initial value", "source term", "simultaneous determination", "initial boundary value problems" ], "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 0, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable" } } }