Stability of inverse problems for ultrahyperbolic equations

Abstract

In this paper, the authors consider inverse problems of determining a coefficient or a source term in an ultrahyperbolic equation by some lateral boundary data. The authors prove Hölder estimates which are global and local and the key tool is Carleman estimate.

Keywords

Ultrahyperbolic equation / Inverse problem / Stability / Carleman estimate

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