Open AccessDetermination of the initial density in nonlocal diffusion from final time measurements
Author(s) -
Mourad Hrizi,
Mohamed BenSalah,
Maatoug Hassine
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
discrete and continuous dynamical systems. series s
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.481
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1937-1632
pISSN - 1937-1179
DOI - 10.3934/dcdss.2022029
Subject(s) - inverse problem , mathematics , identifiability , conjugate gradient method , uniqueness , probabilistic logic , mathematical optimization , operator (biology) , optimization problem , stability (learning theory) , well posed problem , mathematical analysis , computer science , statistics , biochemistry , chemistry , repressor , machine learning , transcription factor , gene
This paper is concerned with an inverse problem related to a fractional parabolic equation. We aim to reconstruct an unknown initial condition from noise measurement of the final time solution. It is a typical nonlinear and ill-posed inverse problem related to a nonlocal operator. The considered problem is motivated by a probabilistic framework when the initial condition represents the initial probability distribution of the position of a particle. We show the identifiability of this inverse problem by proving the existence of its unique solution with respect to the final observed data. The inverse problem is formulated as a regularized optimization one minimizing a least-squares type cost functional. In this work, we have discussed some theoretical and practical issues related to the considered problem. The existence, uniqueness, and stability of the optimization problem solution have been proved. The conjugate gradient method combined with Morozov's discrepancy principle are exploited for building an iterative reconstruction process. Some numerical examples are carried out showing the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method.