Article Dans Une Revue Communications in Partial Differential Equations Année : 2015

Inverse Problems for Time-Dependent Singular Heat Conductivities: Multi-Dimensional Case

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We consider an inverse boundary value problem for the heat equation ∂tu = div(γ∇xu) in (0,T)×Ω, u = f on (0,T)×∂Ω, u(t=0) = u_0, in a bounded domain Ω ⊂ Rn, n ≥ 2, where the heat conductivity γ(t, x) is piecewise constant and the surface of discontinuity depends on time : γ(t,x) = k2 (x ∈ D(t)), γ(t, x) = 1 (x ∈ Ω \ D(t)). Fix a direction e∗ ∈ Sn−1 arbitrarily. Assuming that ∂D(t) is strictly convex for 0 ≤ t ≤ T, we show that k and sup{e∗ ·x ; x ∈ D(t)} (0 ≤ t ≤ T ), in particular D(t) itself, are determined from the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map : f → ∂νu(t,x)(0,T)×∂Ω. The knowledge of the initial data u0 is not used in the proof. If we know min0≤t≤T supx∈D(t) {x· e∗}, we have the same conclusion from the local Dirichlet-to-Neumann map. The results have applications to nondestructive testing. Consider a physical body consisiting of homogeneous material with constant heat conductivity ex- cept for a moving inclusion with different conductivity. Then the location and shape of the inclusion can be monitored from temperature and heat flux mea- surements performed at the boundary of the body. Such a situation appears for example in blast furnaces used in ironmaking.

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hal-01255481 , version 1 (13-01-2016)

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Patricia Gaitan, Hiroshi Isozaki, Olivier Poisson, Samuli Siltanen, Janne Tamminen. Inverse Problems for Time-Dependent Singular Heat Conductivities: Multi-Dimensional Case. Communications in Partial Differential Equations, 2015, 40 (5), pp.837-877. ⟨10.1080/03605302.2014.992533⟩. ⟨hal-01255481⟩
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