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Inverse boundary value problem for ocean acoustics using point sources
Author(s) -
Ikehata M.,
Makrakis G. N.,
Nakamura G.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
mathematical methods in the applied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1099-1476
pISSN - 0170-4214
DOI - 10.1002/mma.504
Subject(s) - mathematics , cylinder , uniqueness , inverse problem , mathematical analysis , boundary value problem , inverse , waveguide , surface (topology) , function (biology) , boundary (topology) , point (geometry) , geometry , optics , physics , evolutionary biology , biology
We prove the uniqueness for the identification of the refraction index for an inhomogeneity of compact support in an oceanic acoustic waveguide, assuming as observation data the Green's function on the surface of a vertical cylinder surrounding the inhomogeneity. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.