The direct and inverse problem for an inclusion within a heat-conducting layered medium. Issue 2 (25th January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Guo, J.; Yan, G.; Zhou, J.
• Is Part Of: Applicable analysis. Volume 96:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 231
• Page End: 246
• Publication Date: 2017-01-25
• Subjects: Inverse problem -- heat conduction -- layered medium -- boundary integral equation -- linear sampling method; 45Q05 -- 35K05; Mathematical analysis -- Periodicals; 515
• DOI: 10.1080/00036811.2015.1123695
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-6811

Abstract

Abstract : This paper is concerned with the problem of heat conduction from an inclusion in a heat transfer layered medium. Making use of the boundary integral equation method, the well-posedness of the forward problem is established by the Fredholm theory. Then an inverse boundary value problem, i.e. identifying the inclusion from the measurements of the temperature and heat flux on the accessible exterior boundary of the medium is considered in the framework of the linear sampling method. Based on a careful analysis of the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map, the mathematical fundamentals of the linear sampling method for reconstructing the inclusion are proved rigorously.